Lirica

audiobook

Lirica

by Annie Vivanti

IT·~1 hours·58 chapters

Chapters

58 total
1

LIRICA.

1:35
2

EGO.

1:19
3

NUOVA.

0:50
4

DESTINO.

1:24
5

VIRGO.

0:29
6

VATICINIO.

1:04
7

MADDALENA.

1:39
8

O MIA BAMBINA....

0:30
9

AVE, ALBION!

1:00
10

RITORNO.

0:35

Description

The work opens with an intimate missive addressed to an unnamed young woman, a declaration that poetry itself is forbidden to priests and women, yet the writer boldly lifts that ban for her. From there, a kaleidoscope of verses unfolds—Italian sonnets, German fragments, and free‑form rhapsodies that swing between reverent prayer and defiant laughter. The narrator’s voice is restless, shifting between the roles of lover, poet, and provocateur, while constantly questioning identity, faith, and the purpose of art. All the while, the language crackles with vivid images of sky, sea, and the restless heart.

As the poem progresses, the speaker confronts the world’s expectations, renouncing stale romantic clichés in favor of a fierce, new anthem of love that embraces both joy and mortality. The verses weave personal confession with broader philosophical musings, creating a tapestry that feels both intimate and universal. Listeners will be drawn into a lyrical duel where passion collides with rebellion, inviting them to share in the poet’s search for meaning.

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Language

it

Duration

~1 hours (66K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Carlo Traverso, Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2019-01-04

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Annie Vivanti

Annie Vivanti

1866–1942

A cosmopolitan writer who moved easily between languages and countries, she brought unusual energy to Italian literature at the turn of the twentieth century. Her life was as restless and international as her fiction, which helped make her one of the era’s most distinctive literary voices.

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