Milo de Angelis
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Milo De Angelis is an Italian
language poet. He is the author of several books of poetry, as well as a volume of stories and one of essays. He has also published translations of several modern French
authors and Greek
classics.
He was born in Milan
in 1951.
His first collection of poetry was entitled Somiglianze (1976).
Italy
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language poet. He is the author of several books of poetry, as well as a volume of stories and one of essays. He has also published translations of several modern French
France
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authors and Greek
Ancient Greece
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classics.
He was born in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
in 1951.
His first collection of poetry was entitled Somiglianze (1976).
Poetry
- Somiglianze (Resemblances), Guanda, Parma, 1975 (new ed. 1990)
- Millimetri (Millimetres), Einaudi, Torino, 1983
- Terra del viso (Face's Land), Mondadori, Milano, 1985
- Distante un padre (An Aloof Father), Mondadori, Milano, 1989
- Biografia sommaria (Concise Biography), Mondadori, Milano, 1998
- Dove eravamo già stati. Poesie 1970-2001 (Where We Had Already Been. Poems 1970-2001), Donzelli, Rome, 2001
- Tema dell’addio (Farewell Theme), Mondadori, Milano, 2005 (Viareggio Prize, San Pellegrino Prize, Cattafi Prize)
Prose
- La corsa dei mantelli (The Cloaks Race), Guanda, Parma, 1979
- Poesia e destino (Poetry and Fate), Cappelli, Bologna, 1982
Translations
- Milo De Angelis, Terre du visage, trans. I. N. Para, Chopard, Paris, 1988.
- Milo De Angelis, Ce que je raconte aux chaises, trans. A. Pilia and J. Demarcq, Luzarches, Les Cahiers de Royaumont, 1989.
- Milo De Angelis, Finite Intuition. Selected Poetry and Prose, trans. Lawrence VenutiLawrence VenutiLawrence Venuti , American translation theorist, translation historian and translator from Italian, French, and Catalan.-Career:...
, Sun and Moon, New York, 1995. - Milo De Angelis, Between the Blast Furnaces and the Dizziness: A Selection of Poems: 1970-1999, trans. Emanuel Di PasqualeEmanuel di Pasquale-Life:His work has appeared in The Journal of orgonomy American Poetry Review, Sewanee Review, New York Quarterly, New York Times.He lives in Brunswick, New Jersey.-Awards:* 2000 Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Awards...
, Chelsea, New York, 2003.