Delio Tessa
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Delio Tessa was an Italian poet from Milan
. He is the most renowned writer in Milanese dialect after Carlo Porta
. The originality of his poetry stands mostly in his obsessional expressionism and his allucinated and satirical way to depict Death. His masterpiece is L'è el dì di Mort, alegher! ("It's the day of the Dead, be happy!", a collection of his lyrics, 1932). Stylistically, he uses massively "enjambements" and parentheticals; he mixes Milanese dialect (a dialect of Western Lombard language spoken in the city and in the Hinterland) with Italian and foreign languages such as French and English, making them rhyme, too.
An antifascist, he remained aloof from official culture, devoting himself to local sphere. Except the collection of poems L'è el dì di mort, alegher!, all his works have been published posthumously. The topics of his poetics are the drama of the World War I and of the daily life of neglects, revised in personal way and caring very much the sonority
of the lines. Often the topic of the dead women is present, with a pessimism and distrust of personal and cultural origin (scapigliatura
, decadentism
, Russian novel, expressionism
). The restlessness is reflected in the tension of the language, used like strongly fragmented popular language. He died in 1939 of abscess
, and was buried, according to his will, in a common field of Musocco. However, in 1950 the Milanese Municipality transferred him to the Famedio, where other preeminent Milanese Persons lie.
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
. He is the most renowned writer in Milanese dialect after Carlo Porta
Carlo Porta
Carlo Porta was an Italian poet, the most famous writer in Milanese .-Biography:...
. The originality of his poetry stands mostly in his obsessional expressionism and his allucinated and satirical way to depict Death. His masterpiece is L'è el dì di Mort, alegher! ("It's the day of the Dead, be happy!", a collection of his lyrics, 1932). Stylistically, he uses massively "enjambements" and parentheticals; he mixes Milanese dialect (a dialect of Western Lombard language spoken in the city and in the Hinterland) with Italian and foreign languages such as French and English, making them rhyme, too.
An antifascist, he remained aloof from official culture, devoting himself to local sphere. Except the collection of poems L'è el dì di mort, alegher!, all his works have been published posthumously. The topics of his poetics are the drama of the World War I and of the daily life of neglects, revised in personal way and caring very much the sonority
Sonority
Sonority may refer to:*sound*sonority hierarchy, a ranking of speech sounds by amplitude*In music theory, a chord, particularly when speaking of non-traditional harmonies...
of the lines. Often the topic of the dead women is present, with a pessimism and distrust of personal and cultural origin (scapigliatura
Scapigliatura
Scapigliatura is the name of the artistic movement which developed in Italy after the period known as Risorgimento,...
, decadentism
Decadentism
Decadentism was an Italian artistic style based mainly on the Decadent movement in the arts in France and England around the end of the 19th century. The main authors associated with decadentism were Antonio Fogazzaro, Italo Svevo, Giovanni Pascoli and Gabriele D'Annunzio...
, Russian novel, expressionism
Expressionism
Expressionism was a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it radically for emotional effect in order to evoke moods or ideas...
). The restlessness is reflected in the tension of the language, used like strongly fragmented popular language. He died in 1939 of abscess
Abscess
An abscess is a collection of pus that has accumulated in a cavity formed by the tissue in which the pus resides due to an infectious process or other foreign materials...
, and was buried, according to his will, in a common field of Musocco. However, in 1950 the Milanese Municipality transferred him to the Famedio, where other preeminent Milanese Persons lie.