{"product_id":"what-sex-is-death-paperback-softback-9780299350345","title":"What Sex Is Death? (Paperback \/ softback) 9780299350345","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWhat Sex Is Death?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDario Bellezza (Author), Peter Covino (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780299350345\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 25 February 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e232 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“Dario Bellezza remains one of the essential Italian voices of the latter half of the twentieth century. Thanks to poet-translator Peter Covino’s scrupulous yet daring versions, which are labors of both love and skill, American readers can now trace the arc of Bellezza’s career, an aching, disruptive testament to ‘this infected world.’” - Geoffrey Brock, judge, Wisconsin Prize for Poetry in Translation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Groundbreaking. Covino introduces an English-speaking audience to Dario Bellezza’s riveting work through a complex theoretical introduction, incisive selection, and nuanced translation. The volume emphasizes Bellezza’s invaluable impact on the emergence of an Italian queer culture and contributes to the shaping of a transnational Italian queerness.” - Caterina Romeo, Sapienza Università di Roma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A carefully curated volume composed of more than seventy essential translations of Bellezza’s poems. A prizewinning multivolume author of verse in his own right, Covino offers non-Italian readers a most adept and lyrical series of translations that seem, in themselves, original compositions.” - Anthony Julian Tamburri, Calandra Italian American Institute\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDario Bellezza—Italy’s first openly gay, major prizewinning poet-novelist-playwright—was a bold, daring writer who energetically explored love, sexual transformation, and death. Bellezza embraced a variety of forms, from unabashed love-lyric to political narrative, and the fervor of his voice makes a compelling argument for his lasting importance as one of the most remarkable poets of the late twentieth century. Yet, until now, his work has never been available in English. Award-winning translator Peter Covino offers a wide-ranging selection of representative poetry from Bellezza’s career. Influenced by Rimbaud, the Beats, and the growing European gay rights movements, his poetry remains innovative and timely. Ranging from stray cats in the graveyards of Rome, to the literal and metaphoric fallout from the Chernobyl disaster, to the joys and disappointments of random hookups, Bellezza’s dazzling visions will sparkle in readers’ eyes like sunspots long after they complete this magnificent volume.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: \u003ci\u003eOltraggio e scandalo\u003c\/i\u003e –\u003cbr\u003e (Out)rage and Scandal: Rediscovering Dario Bellezza\u003cbr\u003e         (i-xv\/xvi-xxii) with endnotes                      \u003cbr\u003e Da \u003ci\u003eInvettive e licenze\u003c\/i\u003e \/ From \u003ci\u003eInvective and License\u003c\/i\u003e (1971)     \u003cbr\u003e Quale sesso ha la morte? \/ What Sex Is Death?\u003cbr\u003e Infante di una infanzia un po’\u003cbr\u003e cresciuta \/ Infant of a slightly precocious infancy\u003cbr\u003e L’\u003cbr\u003einsonnia che mi prende \/ The insomnia that grips me\u003cbr\u003e Ascoltavo la morte nel mio sogno \/ I listened to death in my dream\u003cbr\u003e A Elsa Morante \/ To Elsa Morante\u003cbr\u003e A Pier Paolo Pasolini \/ To Pier Paolo Pasolini\u003cbr\u003e Se viene la guerra \/ If the war comes\u003cbr\u003e All’\u003cbr\u003eAmbra Jovinelli \/ At the Amber Palace\u003cbr\u003e Ti cadono i capelli, qualcuno \/ Your hair falls out, someone \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Da \u003ci\u003eMorte segreta\u003c\/i\u003e \/ From \u003ci\u003eSecret Death\u003c\/i\u003e (1976)       \u003cbr\u003e da Apologia \/ from Apologia\u003cbr\u003e E abbandono morte. Giocattolo di Dio. \/ And I abandon death. Plaything of God.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eda\u003c\/i\u003e Paranoia \/ \u003ci\u003efrom \u003c\/i\u003eParanoia\u003cbr\u003e Ad Anna Maria Ortese \/ To Anna Maria Ortese\u003cbr\u003e Ho paura. Lo ripeto a me stesso \/ I’\u003cbr\u003em afraid. I repeat it to myself\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eda \u003c\/i\u003eAppunti \/ \u003ci\u003efrom \u003c\/i\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003e L.S.D. \/ L.S.D\u003cbr\u003e Fosse l’\u003cbr\u003eultimo amore il tuo \/ If yours were the last love\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eda\u003c\/i\u003e Storia Personale (1974) \/ \u003ci\u003efrom \u003c\/i\u003ePersonal History (1974)\u003cbr\u003e La mattina, birre, “\u003cbr\u003esalade,”\u003cbr\u003e un po’\u003cbr\u003e di caviale \/ In the morning, beer, “\u003cbr\u003esalade,”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e a bit of caviar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Da \u003ci\u003eLibro d’\u003cbr\u003eamore\u003c\/i\u003e \/ From \u003ci\u003eLovebook \u003c\/i\u003e(1982)     \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eda \u003c\/i\u003eAmore \/ \u003ci\u003efrom \u003c\/i\u003eLover\u003cbr\u003e Nella mia notte il pessimo tuo mattino \/ In my night the worst of your mornings\u003cbr\u003e Sulla mi vita scatenata non entri \/ You no longer enter into my unraveled\u003cbr\u003e Il passato della felicitá\u003cbr\u003e. La sigaretta \/ The passing of happiness. A cigarette\u003cbr\u003e Di lá\u003cbr\u003e ti masturbi senza lode \/ From the other room you masturbate without praise\u003cbr\u003e Dove riposi io guardo. \/ Where you rest I watch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eda\u003c\/i\u003e De profundis: \/ \u003ci\u003efrom \u003c\/i\u003eThe Depths:\u003cbr\u003e Pallido, scarmigliato. I tuoi capelli \/ Pale, disheveled. Your hair\u003cbr\u003e Le trombe squilleranno \/ The trumpets will blare\u003cbr\u003e Ti leccavo tra le sporche lenzuola. \/ I licked you between dirty sheets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Da \u003ci\u003eio\u003c\/i\u003e \/ From \u003ci\u003ei \u003c\/i\u003e(1983)      \u003cbr\u003e Polvere e Cenere \/ Ashes and Dust\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eda \u003c\/i\u003eIl Viaggatore D’\u003cbr\u003eOmbra: \/ \u003ci\u003efrom \u003c\/i\u003eTraveler of Shadow: \u003cbr\u003e Non raggiungerò\u003cbr\u003e il Sublime perché\u003cbr\u003e sono vivo \/ I will never arrive at the Sublime because\u003cbr\u003e  I’\u003cbr\u003em alive\u003cbr\u003e Penso che dovrei avere un figlio \/ I believe I should have a child\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eda\u003c\/i\u003e Gatti: \/ \u003ci\u003efrom \u003c\/i\u003eCats: \u003cbr\u003e Uscita da una tomba \/ Exited from a tomb\u003cbr\u003e Rimorso a guardarti nella confusione \/ I feel remorse looking at you in confusion\u003cbr\u003e Cessa di puntarmi come il cane \/ Stop staring at me like the dog\u003cbr\u003e Una giornata di maggio, piovosa \/ May, a rainy day\u003cbr\u003e La gattitá\u003cbr\u003e \/ Catness\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eda io \/ from i\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dura legge sapere che niente \/ Harsh law to know nothing\u003cbr\u003e Felice te passero (impudicizia mi spinge \/ Happy sparrow (shamelessness drives me\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eda\u003c\/i\u003e Il Dopo: \/ \u003ci\u003efrom \u003c\/i\u003eThe After:\u003cbr\u003e La Fine Del Mondo \/ The End of the World\u003cbr\u003e Quando si abbandona la strada \/ When one abandons the road\u003cbr\u003e Non c’\u003cbr\u003eÈ\u003cbr\u003e niente di meglio che barare \/ There’\u003cbr\u003es nothing better to barter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Da \u003ci\u003eSerpenta \u003c\/i\u003e\/ From \u003ci\u003eSnakewoman \u003c\/i\u003e(1987)      \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lingua, tu non rispondi, né\u003cbr\u003e apri \/ Tongue, you do not respond, nor unleash\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eda\u003c\/i\u003e Lo sguardo punisce chi guarda \/ \u003ci\u003efrom \u003c\/i\u003eThe Gaze Punishes the Gazer\u003cbr\u003e Ma il quotidiano insiste. Ed io volo \/ But the quotidian insists. And I fly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eda \u003c\/i\u003eLodi del corpo maschile: \/ \u003ci\u003efrom \u003c\/i\u003ePraise of the Male Body:\u003cbr\u003e Se è\u003cbr\u003e giovanetto il corpo maschile \/ If the male body is boyish\u003cbr\u003e Né\u003cbr\u003e maschile né\u003cbr\u003e femminile, il suo sguardo \/ Neither male nor female, that gaze\u003cbr\u003e Ragazzo laggiù\u003cbr\u003e, tesoro nascosto \/ Hey boy down there, hidden treasure\u003cbr\u003e Ad Hart Crane \/ To Hart Crane\u003cbr\u003e Il Tevere si perde nella notte \/ At night we lose sight of the Tiber\u003cbr\u003e Sottoponte \/ Below Bridge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eda \u003c\/i\u003eSerpenta: \/ \u003ci\u003efrom \u003c\/i\u003eSnakewoman:\u003cbr\u003e Fuggono tutti i miei giorni \/ All my days escape\u003cbr\u003e Quando sarai chiamata in Paradiso \/ When you are called to Paradise\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Da\u003ci\u003e Libro di poesia\u003c\/i\u003e \/ From \u003ci\u003ePoetry Book\u003c\/i\u003e (1990)     \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eda\u003c\/i\u003e Il Viaggatore D’\u003cbr\u003eombra: \/ \u003ci\u003efrom \u003c\/i\u003eThe Traveler of Shadow:\u003cbr\u003e Lacrima amoris: \/ Lacrima Amoris:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eda\u003c\/i\u003e Casa: \/ \u003ci\u003efrom \u003c\/i\u003eHome:\u003cbr\u003e La mia casa, l’\u003cbr\u003eentrata \/ My House, the Entrance Way\u003cbr\u003e Un Trasloco \/ A Relocation\u003cbr\u003e AIDS \/ AIDS\u003cbr\u003e I giovani padri \/ The Young Fathers\u003cbr\u003e Pratiche attivitá\u003cbr\u003e \/ Practical Activities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ell\u003c\/i\u003e’\u003cbr\u003e “\u003cbr\u003eAppendice 1968-1988”\u003cbr\u003e: Colosseo \/ Coliseum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Da \u003ci\u003eL’\u003cbr\u003eavversario\u003c\/i\u003e \/ From \u003ci\u003eThe Adversary\u003c\/i\u003e (1994)     \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I \/ I\u003cbr\u003e II \/ II\u003cbr\u003e III Roma 1989 \/ III Rome 1989\u003cbr\u003e VIII \/ VIII\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eda\u003c\/i\u003e L’\u003cbr\u003eavversario \/ \u003ci\u003efrom \u003c\/i\u003eThe Adversary\u003cbr\u003e L’\u003cbr\u003eavversario \/ The Adversary\u003cbr\u003e In Calabria \/ In Calabria\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eda\u003c\/i\u003e Ritrovate \/ \u003ci\u003efrom \u003c\/i\u003eRediscovered\u003cbr\u003e L’\u003cbr\u003eombrello di Elsa \/ Elsa’\u003cbr\u003es Umbrella\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eda\u003c\/i\u003e Inquiete larve \/ \u003ci\u003efrom \u003c\/i\u003eRestless Larvae\u003cbr\u003e Ieri un famoso libro mi tenne compagnia \/ Yesterday a famous book kept me company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Scaricato alla stazione a Martina Franca \/ Cast-off at the station in Martina Franca\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eda\u003c\/i\u003e Congedi \/ \u003ci\u003efrom \u003c\/i\u003eGood-byes\u003cbr\u003e Gatti \/ Cats\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eProclama sul fascino \/ Proclamation on Glamor\u003c\/i\u003e (1996)       \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Il Fascino \/ Glamor\u003cbr\u003e Marilyn \/ Marilyn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eda\u003c\/i\u003e Il Nulla: \/ from Nothingness:\u003cbr\u003e Traditore, menagramo, sporcificante assedio \/ Traitor, mishap, filthy besieger\u003cbr\u003e Laggiù\u003cbr\u003e, oltre il telefono \/ Down there, beyond the telephone\u003cbr\u003e Sei Dio forse \/ You are God perhaps\u003cbr\u003e Ora, tra i morti, mio libero fratello \/ Now, among the dead, my liberated brother\u003cbr\u003e Saresti morto di AIDS \/ You would be dead of AIDS\u003cbr\u003e Congedo \/ Farewell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e da Appunti per un romanzo in versi \/ from Notes for a Romance in Verse\u003cbr\u003e Di nuovo ecco la ripetizione \/ Once again behold repetition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523379523864,"sku":"9780299350345","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/what-sex-is-death-paperback-softback-9780299350345","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}