
NOTA DEL TRASCRITTORE:
ISAOTTA GUTTADÀURO
ISAOTTA GUTTADÀURO ED ALTRE POESIE
PROLOGO
IL LIBRO D’ISAOTTA
SONETTO LIMINARE
I. IL DOLCE GRAPPOLO
II. BALLATA D’ASTÍOCO E DI BRISENNA
III. ISAOTTA NEL BOSCO
IV. SONETTO D’APRILE
Within these pages unfolds a sumptuous tapestry of verses that transport the listener to Renaissance courts and enchanted glades. The poet draws on well‑known figures such as Lucrezia Borgia, Giulia Farnese, and the imagined muse Isaotta, weaving their scandals, passions, and celebrations into ballads, sonnets and lyrical odes. The language is ornate yet musical, inviting the ear to follow the rhythm of golden arches, blooming roses and whispered prayers.
Interspersed with delicate wood‑cut illustrations, the collection feels as much a visual feast as an auditory one, each image echoing the mood of the surrounding lines. Themes of love, vanity, and the fleeting glow of sunrise are explored through vivid metaphors, while the poet’s voice remains both intimate and grandiose. Listeners will find themselves drawn into a world where the ordinary becomes heroic and every stanza glitters with the promise of a fresh sunrise.
Language
it
Duration
~1 hours (102K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Carlo Traverso, Emanuela Piasentini and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2009-01-18
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1863–1938
A dazzling and controversial voice of Italian Decadence, this poet and novelist wrote with lush intensity and turned his own life into a kind of performance. His work moves between beauty, desire, patriotism, and spectacle, making him one of the most unforgettable figures in modern Italian literature.
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