Dialect Poetry of Southern Italy (Italian Poetry in Translation Book 2)

farcical to the ironic and elegiac, and even

the dramatic. Finally, if one takes into

account some of the scattered poems, of

ethic-civil inspiration, one can doubtless

state that Della Porta has a much more

complex personality than might at first

appear, which assures him a significant

position in mid-century literary history.

Following Modesto Della Porta’s example

are a numerous host of poets and versifiers

of the second half of the century. We will

mention only a few among the best-known:

Elio Finizi (Atri), Alfonso Sardella (Teramo),

Lelio Porreca (Torricella Peligna), Attilio

Micozzi (Filetto), Emanuele Talone

(Roccascal¬egna), Nicolò D’Eramo

(Introdacqua), Vittorio Petrucci (Sulmona),

Armando Gizzi (Cocullo), Nino Maurizi

(Scoppitto), Evandro Ricci (Roccacasale),

Dario e Cesidio Di Gravio (Cerchio).