Guido Mazzoni Libri

Book by Guido Mazzoni

Featuring nine portraits of young Italian poets from the late 19th century, this work offers insights through the author's personal testimonies and critical evaluations. Published in 1888, it includes phototyped photographs alongside brief biographies, highlighting the lives and contributions of these emerging literary figures. Recognized as a significant addition to Italian literature, it captures the essence of the poetic landscape of the time. This facsimile reprint aims to preserve and promote the cultural importance of the original edition.

The collection delves into profound themes such as life, love, nature, and spirituality through simple yet powerful language. Mazzoni employs various poetic techniques, including rhyme and metaphor, to evoke vivid imagery and deep emotional resonance. Celebrated for its beauty and emotional depth, this work holds a significant place in Italian literature. The edition is a facsimile reprint, preserving the original's cultural importance while acknowledging potential imperfections from its antiquarian roots.

In his theory of the novel, Guido Mazzoni explains that novels consist of stories told in any way whatsoever about the experiences of ordinary men and women who exist as contingent beings within time and space. Novels allow readers to step into other lives and other versions of truth, each a small, local world, absolute in its particularity.