Penombre caleidoscopiche. La terra e la morte di Cesare Pavese: proposte interpretative

Abstract

The essay has as its object of analysis of the Cesare Pavese’s anthology of poetry, entitled La terra e la morte and dedicated to Bianca Garufi. It is a complex and highly symbolic poetry, of which we try to provide possible further points of reading. It also pays attention to the symbolic dimension of female character, known theme in the writing of Pavese; interesting, in this regard, is a fascinating parallelism between Neruda and Pavese. The essay presents itself as a journey through the poems of the collection to discover the identity of the mysterious interlocutor to whom Pavese turns.