Three modern Italian poets

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Focusing on the most recent triad of Italian poetic genius--Umberto Saba, Giuseppe Ungaretti, and Eugenio Montale--Joseph Cary not only presents striking biographical portraits as he facilitates our understanding of their poetry he also guides us through the first few decades of twentieth-century Italy, a most difficult period in its literary and cultural development.

subjects: Criticism and interpretation,  History and criticism,  Italian poetry,  Saba, umberto, 1883-1957,  Ungaretti, guiseppe, 1888-1970,  Montale, eugenio, 1896-1981,  Italian poetry, history and criticism,  Critique et interprétation,  Poésie italienne,  Histoire et critique

People: Eugenio Montale (1896-),  Eugenio Montale (1896-1981),  Giuseppe Ungaretti (1888-1970),  Umberto Saba (1883-1957)

Times: 20th century