TY - EJOUR A1 - Sepe, Franco TI - Infirmity in verse - Bodies, illness and hospitalization in the poetry of Amelia Rosselli, Alda Merini, Attilio Bertolucci, Valerio Magrelli, Antonella Anedda and Patrizia Valduga T2 - Revue européenne de recherches sur la poésie 2023, n° 9. varia JO - Revue européenne de recherches sur la poésie (ISSN 2555-0241), 9, 2023 DO - 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-16567-5.p.0365 SN - 2555-0241 SP - 365 EP - 388 AB - In this critical review, I attempt to explore affinities and differences between six well-known Italian poets ranging from the 1960s to the present. These poets each draw on either their own direct experience of infirmity or the illness of a family member. The review offers ample space to the poets’ texts, which vary in tone and style, and in the way they give voice to the suffering, anguish, and isolation typical of a hospital stay. PY - 2024 DA - 2024/02/28 DP - Classiques Garnier PB - Classiques Garnier CY - Paris KW - poetry, physical and mental illness, hospital, biography and experience, stylistic variety LA - ita UR - https://classiques-garnier.com/revue-europeenne-de-recherches-sur-la-poesie-2023-n-9-varia-infirmity-in-verse.html Y2 - 2024/07/11 ER -