Birth: 1896-10-12
, Génova
Death: 1981-09-12
, Milão
Eugenio Montale was one of the most important Italian poets of the 20th century, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. His work is marked by austere lyricism, the exploration of the Ligurian landscape, and reflection on the existential condition of modern man, incommunicability, and the absence of meaning in a world in crisis. His poetry is known for its density, its use of concrete imagery, and its search for a truth that manifests itself fragmentarily.
