marcin
(Marcin)
#1
1882.
Pascarella’s life was later a succession of
trips (to Japan, North America, Africa,
Egypt, South America, India) of which there
are traces in the Taccuini [Notebooks],
Milan: Accademia dei Lincei, 1961, witty and
often very effective pages, that show the
poet’s caustic power of observation and his
pictorial, as well as human, eye. But there
are also the journeys through Italy, some of
them on foot, like the one through the
Ciociaria. Thus his contributions include
reports, short essays, descriptions of places,
of types, of areas, and he tackles even certain
humorous topics, as in the case of Il
manichino [The Mannequin], 1885.
Incidentally, a careful study reveals that
Luigi Pirandello had an earnest interest in
Pascarella’s volume.
Between trips he publishes his work,