Monotonie

audiobook

Monotonie

by Alfredo Oriani

IT·~30 minutes·19 chapters

Chapters

19 total

MONOTONIE

0:40

LO SCROFOLOSO

2:31

LA VIOLA (PER UNA FANCIULLA)

0:32

AUTUNNO

0:23

IL COLTELLO

1:56

IDEALE

0:19

PALINODIA

0:35

BARCAROLA

0:37

NEL BAGNO

0:27

BRINDISI

3:12
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Description

A haunting tapestry of verses drifts through the pages, where the speaker’s voice shifts from tender confession to stark observation. In the opening, a mournful dedication to a vanished lover sets a tone of yearning, while lyrical fragments—ranging from the desperate pleas of a poet to the cold precision of a blade—paint a world where art, politics, and faith collide. The language is richly baroque, echoing the cadence of 19th‑century Italian poetry, and each piece feels like a whispered secret caught in an echoing hallway of an ancient monastery.

As the collection unfolds, listeners are drawn into a series of vivid tableaux: a solitary violet yearning for sunlight, a swallow’s frantic flight over a desolate landscape, and the silent menace of a hidden knife. These snapshots pulse with emotion, inviting you to linger on the tension between beauty and decay, hope and resignation, without ever revealing the story’s ultimate resolution. The experience is a meditative journey through melancholy and wonder, perfect for those who love poetry that lingers long after the last line.

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Language

it

Duration

~30 minutes (28K 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

Aug 18, 2019

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Alfredo Oriani

Alfredo Oriani

1852–1909

An intense and original voice in Italian letters, he wrote novels, essays, and history that wrestled with politics, society, and national identity. Much of his work took shape at the family home known as Il Cardello, where he lived a largely private life.

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