| Title | : | Cantalesia: Poems in the Neapolitan Dialect (1900-1997) (Italian Poetry in Translation) (English, Italian and Italian Edition) |
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| ISBN | : | 188190119X |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781881901198 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 156 |
| Publication | : | First published November 1, 1999 |
Achille Serrao who writes in the dialect of Caivano, a small town in Campania, deals with his "anxiety of influence," vis a vis the great melodic tradition of Neapolitan poetry represented by Salvatore Di Giacomo. He opts for the anti-melodic Neapolitan legacy from Basile, Capurro to Russo.
