La Mezzanotte di Spoleto-Midnight in Spoleto

by Todd Portnowitz and Paolo Valesio

In this enchanting collection of poems-a love story and a love letter to an ancient city-the renowned scholar of Italian literature turns his gaze on Spoleto.

A curtain is drawn, a harpsichord resounds, a choir chants at midnight, a poor student paces a terrace, a valley swirls reflected in an espresso cup: in poem after poem Paolo Valesio evokes the song and solemnity of Spoleto, a hill town in Umbria and home to no more than 40,000. Home,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1942515820
• ISBN13: 9781942515821
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Fomite
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"