Biography

Guido Gozzano (1883–1916) was an Italian poet and writer. He is considered a leader of the poetic school known as crepuscolarismo, characterized by disillusion, nostalgia, a taste for simple things, and a direct, unadorned style. Gozzano graduated from the National College of Savigliano and briefly attended law school in Turin before beginning a literary career. La via del rifugio (1907; “The Road to Shelter”), his first volume of verse, showed the influence of Gabriele D’Annunzio. The second and last collection Gozzano published during his lifetime was I colloqui (1911; The Colloquies), which addresses the themes of youth, death, creative r...Read More