Sister Souls The Power of Personal Narrative in the Poetic Works of Antonia Pozzi and Vittorio Serini

by Godey, Amber R.

• ISBN13: 9781611470321
• ISBN10: 1611470323
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-10-14
• Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press

Summary

This book focuses on the autobiographical poetry of early 20th century author Antonia Pozzi and her lifelong friend and fellow poet, Vittorio Sereni. Antonia Pozzi, an author whose popularity in Italy has increased dramatically in the past few years, was a young girl during the First World War. She was born into a wealthy and influential family, and, after the rise of Fascism, her father was a prominent state official. In 1938 Pozzi committed suicide at the age of 26. Her major collection of poems, Parole, was published posthumously. Pozzi's best friend, "brother" and most devoted confidant, Vittorio Sereni, is a more recognizable figure in Italian literary history. Born in 1913, a year after Pozzi, he served in the Italian Army during World War II, and was held in an allied prison camp in Algeria during the last years of the war. These two authors are of great importance to the study of Fascism and Fascist Literature.