Gabriele D'Annunzio

thumb|Gabriele D'Annunzio in 1922 General Gabriele D'Annunzio, Prince of Montenevoso, OMS, CMG, MVM (12 March 1863 – 1 March 1938), sometimes written d'Annunzio as he used to sign himself, was an Italian poet, playwright, orator, journalist, aristocrat, and Royal Italian Army officer during World War I. Quotes But the daily tasks and prayers of men, the ancient city tired from having lived too long, the ravaged marble and worn out bells, all those things oppressed by the weight of memories, all those perishable things were rendered humble in comparison with the tremendous blazing Alps that tore at the sky with their thousand unyielding spikes, a vast, solitary city that was waiting, perhaps, for a new race of Titans. The Flame The woman bent down to pick up the fallen pomegranate from the grass. It was ripe, it had burst open in the fall, stained her white dress. The vision of the laden barge, the pale island, the flowery meadow returned to her loving spirit along with the Creator's words: 'This is my body...Take and eat... The Flame And in the kisses, what deep sweetness! There are women's mouths that seem to ignite with love the breath that opens them. Whether they are reddened by blood richer than purple, or frozen by the pallor of agony, whether they are illuminated by the goodness of consent or darkened by the shadow of disdain, they always carry within them an enigma that disturbs men of intellect, and attracts them and captivates them. A constant discord between the expression of the lips and that of the eyes generates the mystery; it seems as if a duplicitous soul reveals itself there with a different beauty, happy and sad, cold and passionate, cruel and merciful, humble and proud, laughing and mocking; and the abiguity arouses discomfort in the spirit that takes pleasure in dark things. The Child Of Pleasure He wanted to possess not the body but the soul of that woman; and to possess her entire soul, with all her tenderness, all her joys, all her fears, all her anguish, all her dreams, in other words, the entire lief of her soul; and to be able to say: I am the life of her life. The Child of Pleasure It was the beginning of June; summer was arising out of spring, like an aloe from a field of grass. The Book of the Virgins Quotes about D'Annunzio Commander Gabriele D'Annunzio, I know of nothing that equals the harmony of your captivating words, the energy of your victorious work. With the devoted, grateful heart of an Italian and an artist, I hope your wishes be fulfilled. For beautiful Italy, for great Italy, for her noblest son, for his valiant comrades, eja, eja, eja, alalà! Arturo Toscanini, letter to Gabriele D'Annunzio, cited from Nuccio Fiorda Arte, beghe e bizze di Toscanini. (Rome: Fratelli Palombi, 1969), p. 45. External links Category:Poets from Italy Category:Playwrights from Italy Category:Orators Category:Journalists from Italy Category:Essayists from Italy Category:Political activists Category:Non-fiction authors from Italy Category:Revolutionaries Category:Nationalists Category:Novelists from Italy Category:Military leaders from Italy