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Poetic improvisation in the nineteenth century: Giuseppe Regaldi and Giannina Milli.(Critical essay)

From: The Modern Language Review  |  Date: 7/1/2006  |  Author: Caesar, Michael

Italy's reputation as the home of virtuosic improvised poetry continues well beyond the eighteenth century. A vivid traveller's description of a performance by Bartolomeo Sestini acts as an introduction to two of the most accomplished and successful improvisers of the mid-nineteenth century, Giuseppe Regaldi and Giannina Milli. Through their work this article explores four interrelated themes which impinge on improvisation: the role of travel and the press; transcription; the ...

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