Gabriele D’Annunzio connects Italian literature to Nietzschean ideals and the European Decadent movement.
Unlike the French "progress," Verga’s world is one of "vinti" (the defeated), where change is impossible. 4. Decadence and the End of Certainties (Early 1900s) Storia europea della letteratura italiana - III...
The struggle to find a "national voice" while constantly looking toward Paris, London, and Berlin for the latest philosophical and stylistic innovations. Storia europea della letteratura italiana - III...
As the century closes, the "solid" reality of the 1800s dissolves into psychology and symbolism. Storia europea della letteratura italiana - III...