Introduction, T. Gwynfor Griffith, Professor Emeritus of Italian, University of Manchester
1. Art as ‘Poesia’: The Strategic Dimension of Croce’s Aesthetic, Gino Bedani, Professor of Italian, School of European Languages, University College of Swansea
2. La Poetica di Graci n in Europa, Luciano Anceschi, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Professor Emeritus of Aesthetics, University of Bologna
3. Ajace Telamonio, Spartaco Gamberini, Professor Emeritus of Italian, University of Wales
4. Leopardi’s ‘Aspasia’ Poems: ‘L’inganno estremo’, Pamela Williams, Lecturer in Italian, University of Hull
5. The Mixed Blessings of Tradition: An Examination of Carducci’s ‘Idillio maremmano’, Remo Catani, Director of Italian Studies, School of European Studies, University of Wales College of Cardiff
6. Creative Plagiarism: D’Annunzio’s Varied Sources, J. R. Woodhouse, Professor of Italian, University of Oxford
7. La C‚r‚monie des adieux: Piero Bigongiari’s ‘Ultima missiva’, T. O’Neill, Professor of Italian, University of Melbourne
8. Montale’s ‘English’ Poems, Elizabeth Sch„chter, Lecturer in Italian, University of Kent.
“ . . . this collection confronts the tradition of lyric poetry from highly diverse angles. And such a heterogeneous montage, while it may risk jeopardizing the utility of the whole, is refreshing.” –Italica
