[Feldman, Ruth W.] Bradshaw, Vittoria.

From Pure Silence to Impure Dialogue – A Survey of Post-War Italian poetry, 1945-1965. [Working-copy of eminent american Poet and Translator, Ruth W.Feldman, with critical markings and manuscript annotations by Feldman within the book].

New York, Las Américas, 1971. 23 cm. XXV, 809 pages. Original Hardcover Very good condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Some slight fading of the spine. Provenance: From the library of american Poet and Translator, Ruth W.Feldman, with her name on the endpaper. Cypress book.

Includes for example the following poets’ work: Rocco Scotellaro; Lucianao Erba; Margherita Guidacci; Lucio Piccolo; Roberto Roversi etc.

Ruth Feldman (1911 Liverpool, Ohio – January 11, 2003) was an American poet and translator.
Her father died when she was young and her mother when she was just 17. She lived with her brother, Milton, who was attending Harvard Law School, while attending Wellesley College.

She lived half the year in her condo overlooking the Charles River; the other half she lived in the Hotel de la Ville, Rome at the top of the Spanish Steps. She is the author of five books of poetry and fifteen books of Italian translations, all poetry except Primo Levi’s concentration camp stories.

Her poetry has been translated into Italian, French, and Spanish. Her work appeared in AGNI, and New York Review of Books. (Wikipedia)

• Keywords: Catalogue No.10 – International Literature · Italian Literature – Rare · Italian Poetry · Manuscript Annotations · Poetry – Rare · Poetry in Translation · Ruth W. Feldman (Translator)
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 44424AB

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