Ode al vino e altre odi elementari

by Pablo Neruda, Giovanni Battista De Cesare (editor)

Quella delle "Odi elementari" è una poesia all'insegna delle cose che circondano l'uomo, cose anche minuscole, ma sempre essenziali al punto che, vivendo con esse, il nostro sguardo sembra non rendersi conto del loro insostituibile valore. In questa selezione compaiono alcuni inseparabili compagni della nostra il pane, la patata, il pomodoro, la cipolla, il carciofo, la castagna, il miele, l'olio, il limone, la mela, la prugna, il cocomero. Di ciascuno di essi il poeta esalta l'unicità e la bellezza e li fa rivivivere alla luce malinconica della propria infanzia e adolescenza, dal primo indimenticabile incontro con le cose. Dettagli Generi Romanzi e Letterature » Poesia Editore Passigli Collana Le occasioni Formato Tascabile Pubblicato 08/08/2015 Pagine 157 Lingua Italiano Isbn o codice id 9788836815098 Curatore Giovanni Battista De Cesare

Genres: Poetry

157 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Pablo Neruda, born Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto in 1904 in Parral, Chile, was a poet, diplomat, and politician, widely considered one of the most influential literary figures of the 20th century. From an early age, he showed a deep passion for poetry, publishing his first works as a teenager. He adopted the pen name Pablo Neruda to avoid disapproval from his father, who discouraged his literary ambitions. His breakthrough came with Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada (Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair, 1924), a collection of deeply emotional and sensual poetry that gained international recognition and remains one of his most celebrated works.
Neruda’s career took him beyond literature into diplomacy, a path that allowed him to travel extensively and engage with political movements around the world. Beginning in 1927, he served in various consular posts in Asia and later in Spain, where he witnessed the Spanish Civil War and became an outspoken advocate for the Republican cause. His experiences led him to embrace communism, a commitment that would shape much of his later poetry and political activism. His collection España en el corazón (Spain in Our Hearts, 1937) reflected his deep sorrow over the war and marked a shift toward politically engaged writing.
Returning to Chile, he was elected to the Senate in 1945 as a member of the Communist Party. However, his vocal opposition to the repressive policies of President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla led to his exile. During this period, he traveled through various countries, including Argentina, Mexico, and the Soviet Union, further cementing his status as a global literary and political figure. It was during these years that he wrote Canto General (1950), an epic work chronicling Latin American history and the struggles of its people.
Neruda’s return to Chile in 1952 marked a new phase in his life, balancing political activity with a prolific literary output. He remained a staunch supporter of socialist ideals and later developed a close relationship with Salvador Allende, who appointed him as Chile’s ambassador to France in 1970. The following year, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, recognized for the scope and impact of his poetry. His later years were marked by illness, and he died in 1973, just days after the military coup that overthrew Allende. His legacy endures, not only in his vast body of work but also in his influence on literature, political thought, and the cultural identity of Latin America.

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