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their rigor. One gets the impression that he
is amused in discovering in verses written in
the Cappella dialect the hidden sense of a
rhythm that would otherwise be a rigid and
perfect hexameter. But one also senses that
the motivations which prompt him to delve
into his childhood self are authentic and
conceal a dense core that at times sparkles
and breaks into fireworks.
The anthology ends with Tommaso
Pignatelli (pseudonym of an unidentified
Italian politician) who with Pe cupia’ ‘o
chiarfo appears as an authentic revelation of
the poetry from Campania. Tullio De Mauro
in the preface, Natalino Sapegno in the
inside cover, and Franco Loi in Sole 24 Ore
have cited Pignatelli as a high and
extraordinary voice that at the opportune
moment is able to leave behind the usual
melodic flow of tradition and, at the same