Myricae

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Myricae is a collection of short, musical lyrics by Italian poet Giovanni Pascoli, first published in 1891. The title translates to "Tamarisks".1

Pascoli's work is characterized by its graceful and melancholy tone, with a focus on nature and domestic themes. The poems reflect the psychological unrest he experienced during his student years, influenced by a difficult childhood marked by the loss of his father and mother.1

Myricae was Pascoli's first major success and significantly influenced the crepuscolari, or "twilight poets," of Italian literature. While the poems are often impressionistic and delicate, they also touch upon deeper themes of memory and sorrow.12

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…work, a great success, was Myricae (1891; “Tamarisks”), a volume of short, delicate, musical lyrics inspired by nature and domestic themes and reflecting the psychological unrest of his student years. Some easing of inner turmoil is apparent in his next volume, usually considered his best, Canti di Castelvecchio (1903, definitive…
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…work, a great success, was Myricae (1891; “Tamarisks”), a volume of short, delicate, musical lyrics inspired by nature and domestic themes and reflecting the psychological unrest of his student years. Some easing of inner turmoil is apparent in his next volume, usually considered his best, Canti di Castelvecchio (1903, definitive…
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Italian literature
The Risorgimento and after
…first timid in inspiration in Myricae (1891; “Tamarisks”), rose to fuller tones when he attempted the loftier themes of antiquity: Roman heritage and greater Italy. His original vein still found expression in Canti di Castelvecchio (1903; “Songs of Castelvecchio”) and in the classicism of Poemi conviviali (1904; “Convivial Poems”). Later…
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…first timid in inspiration in Myricae (1891; “Tamarisks”), rose to fuller tones when he attempted the loftier themes of antiquity: Roman heritage and greater Italy. His original vein still found expression in Canti di Castelvecchio (1903; “Songs of Castelvecchio”) and in the classicism of Poemi conviviali (1904; “Convivial Poems”). Later…
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