Lautréamont in the early twentieth century From Soffici to Ungaretti

This essay deals with the reception of Ducasse’s work in Italy in the first half of the twentieth century, focusing on three moments: the dissemination of Lautréamont through the avant-garde journal Lacerba, Montale’s poetic experiment using the Chants from a “symbolist” point of view, and finally two articles by Giuseppe Ungaretti, who examines the origins of the Chants using a “surrealist” reading.