marcin
(Marcin)
#1
CAMPANIA
In order to understand fully the reasons
leading to Neapolitan poetry of the
Twentieth century, one must read very
carefully the introductory essay by Alberto
Consiglio, “Spiriti e forme della poesia
napoletana” [Spirit and Forms of Neapolitan
Poetry], in the now classical Antologia dei
poeti napoletani.^1
Consiglio goes far beyond the task at
hand, and investigates the historical and
social reasons in order to connect them to
the phenomenon, especially in the results
and nuances of certain expressive twists
attained by means that might seem
improbable to a reader unfamiliar with the
history of Naples. The path followed by
Consiglio may seem even impervious, due to