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In her visits to [[Italy]] between 1933 and 1939 Brandeis became acquainted with the poet [[Eugenio Montale]] and was the inspiration for the metaphysical figure "Clizia" in his poetry, a coded [[senhal]]<ref>[http://www.italica.rai.it/scheda.php?scheda=montale_clizia italica.rai.it]</ref> especially prominent in his second book, ''Le Occasioni'' (The Occasions).<ref>[http://books.google.it/books?id=CzUfQBmlm0kC&pg=PA60&lpg=PA60&dq=montale+clizia+le+occasioni&source=bl&ots=9RJgVofUfS&sig=eKGeDIA2lI9-E9WqiVgsaCK7yUc&hl=it&ei=W6uSStaYHNaEsAbqxPGlDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9#v=onepage&q=&f=false Montale, Ungaretti, Saba: guida alla lettura] by Tommaso Testaverde, on books.google.it</ref> The love story is narrated in Montale's posthumous book ''Lettere a Clizia'' (A. Mondadori, Milan 2006). Despite significant coverage in the literary press of the 1980s of her "Clizia" identity, Brandeis declined to clarify the nature of her relationship to Montale or to discuss her possible significance in his work (some of which she had helped translate).<ref name=CliziaMosca>See (for example) this article by John Ahern: [http://www.nytimes.com/1986/02/23/books/between-the-love-of-clizia-and-mosca.html Between the Love of Clizia and Mosca], ''New York Times'', 23 February 1986. Accessed 26 May 2013.</ref> |
In her visits to [[Italy]] between 1933 and 1939 Brandeis became acquainted with the poet [[Eugenio Montale]] and was the inspiration for the metaphysical figure "Clizia" in his poetry, a coded [[senhal]]<ref>[http://www.italica.rai.it/scheda.php?scheda=montale_clizia italica.rai.it]</ref> especially prominent in his second book, ''Le Occasioni'' (The Occasions).<ref>[http://books.google.it/books?id=CzUfQBmlm0kC&pg=PA60&lpg=PA60&dq=montale+clizia+le+occasioni&source=bl&ots=9RJgVofUfS&sig=eKGeDIA2lI9-E9WqiVgsaCK7yUc&hl=it&ei=W6uSStaYHNaEsAbqxPGlDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9#v=onepage&q=&f=false Montale, Ungaretti, Saba: guida alla lettura] by Tommaso Testaverde, on books.google.it</ref> The love story is narrated in Montale's posthumous book ''Lettere a Clizia'' (A. Mondadori, Milan 2006). Despite significant coverage in the literary press of the 1980s of her "Clizia" identity, Brandeis declined to clarify the nature of her relationship to Montale or to discuss her possible significance in his work (some of which she had helped translate).<ref name=CliziaMosca>See (for example) this article by John Ahern: [http://www.nytimes.com/1986/02/23/books/between-the-love-of-clizia-and-mosca.html Between the Love of Clizia and Mosca], ''New York Times'', 23 February 1986. Accessed 26 May 2013.</ref> |
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Brandeis was also a close friend of the poet [[James Merrill]], who funded in her memory the Irma Brandeis Professorship of Romance Culture and Literature at [[Bard College]] (where Brandeis taught from 1944 until her semi-retirement in 1979).<ref name=NYTimesObit>New York Times. [http://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/31/obituaries/irma-brandeis-professor-84.html Irma Brandeis, Professor, 84], 31 January 1990. Accessed 26 May 2013.</ref> Merrill wrote in his 1993 memoir, ''A Different Person'', about efforts to reconcile Brandeis with Montale late in life, |
Brandeis was also a close friend of the poet [[James Merrill]], who funded in her memory the Irma Brandeis Professorship of Romance Culture and Literature at [[Bard College]] (where Brandeis taught from 1944 until her semi-retirement in 1979).<ref name=NYTimesObit>New York Times. [http://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/31/obituaries/irma-brandeis-professor-84.html Irma Brandeis, Professor, 84], 31 January 1990. Accessed 26 May 2013.</ref> Merrill wrote in his 1993 memoir, ''A Different Person'', about efforts to reconcile Brandeis with Montale late in life;<ref name=Merrill1/> in a memorial tribute to Brandeis (not published until 2004), Merrill wrote of contacting Brandeis through a [[Ouija board]] after her death, and finding her reconciled "in a manner of speaking" with Montale.<ref name="Merrill1">Merrill, James. ''A Different Person.'' New York: Knopf, 1993, Chapter XIV; quoted in Merrill, James. ''Collected Prose''. New York: Knopf, 2004, pp. 604-607.</ref><ref name=Merrill2>Merrill, James. "A Memorial Tribute to Irma Brandeis," published in ''Collected Prose'', pp. 369-370.</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:04, 26 May 2013
Irma Brandeis (1905–1990) was an American scholar of Dante Alighieri. Her work The Ladder of Vision was acclaimed as a breakthrough in Dantean studies upon its publication in the 1960s.
In her visits to Italy between 1933 and 1939 Brandeis became acquainted with the poet Eugenio Montale and was the inspiration for the metaphysical figure "Clizia" in his poetry, a coded senhal[1] especially prominent in his second book, Le Occasioni (The Occasions).[2] The love story is narrated in Montale's posthumous book Lettere a Clizia (A. Mondadori, Milan 2006). Despite significant coverage in the literary press of the 1980s of her "Clizia" identity, Brandeis declined to clarify the nature of her relationship to Montale or to discuss her possible significance in his work (some of which she had helped translate).[3]
Brandeis was also a close friend of the poet James Merrill, who funded in her memory the Irma Brandeis Professorship of Romance Culture and Literature at Bard College (where Brandeis taught from 1944 until her semi-retirement in 1979).[4] Merrill wrote in his 1993 memoir, A Different Person, about efforts to reconcile Brandeis with Montale late in life;[5] in a memorial tribute to Brandeis (not published until 2004), Merrill wrote of contacting Brandeis through a Ouija board after her death, and finding her reconciled "in a manner of speaking" with Montale.[5][6]
References
- ^ italica.rai.it
- ^ Montale, Ungaretti, Saba: guida alla lettura by Tommaso Testaverde, on books.google.it
- ^ See (for example) this article by John Ahern: Between the Love of Clizia and Mosca, New York Times, 23 February 1986. Accessed 26 May 2013.
- ^ New York Times. Irma Brandeis, Professor, 84, 31 January 1990. Accessed 26 May 2013.
- ^ a b Merrill, James. A Different Person. New York: Knopf, 1993, Chapter XIV; quoted in Merrill, James. Collected Prose. New York: Knopf, 2004, pp. 604-607.
- ^ Merrill, James. "A Memorial Tribute to Irma Brandeis," published in Collected Prose, pp. 369-370.
External links
- Brandeis' defense of Allen Mandelbaum's translation of the Divine Comedy
- Contemporary Archive "Alessandro Bonsanti"
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