The Neapolitan Soul and Romantic Heart of the World
Subject Area
Literary Criticism
Abstract
Abstract
Since the poetry of Virgil (Aeneid) to Torquato Tasso (La Gerusalemme liberata), from the theatre of De Filippo (Natale in casa Cupiello) to the poetry of Salvatore Di Giacomo (Pianefforte’ e notte) to Antonio De Curtis (A livella), the literature, poetry, lyric and music of Naples has expressed the soul and heart of the World. Ernesto De Curtis (1875-1937) was in New York City, when he composed the song “Torna a Surriento, Come back to Sorrento.” That was the locality, in the gulf of Naples, where he and his wife Amalia spent their honeymoon. It was not only a return to natural beauty, but also to the place that harbored the Greek and Roman culture. Ernesto was in New York when Enrico Caruso and Beniamino Gigli were exporting the “Bel Canto” at the New York Metropolitan Opera House.
Brief Bio Note
PhD Philosophy, History Italian University of Naples Italy 1978
Current Professor of Italian and Latin at Monmouth University
West Long Branch NJ 07764
Keywords
Poetry Literature Italian Lyrics Music Romanticism
Location
Afternoon Session 3 (PARB 239)
Presentation Year
April 2019
Start Date
4-12-2019 5:15 PM
Embargo
11-16-2018
Recommended Citation
Simonelli, Maria G. Dr., "The Neapolitan Soul and Romantic Heart of the World" (2019). South East Coastal Conference on Languages & Literatures (SECCLL). 54.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/seccll/2019/2019/54
The Neapolitan Soul and Romantic Heart of the World
Afternoon Session 3 (PARB 239)
Abstract
Since the poetry of Virgil (Aeneid) to Torquato Tasso (La Gerusalemme liberata), from the theatre of De Filippo (Natale in casa Cupiello) to the poetry of Salvatore Di Giacomo (Pianefforte’ e notte) to Antonio De Curtis (A livella), the literature, poetry, lyric and music of Naples has expressed the soul and heart of the World. Ernesto De Curtis (1875-1937) was in New York City, when he composed the song “Torna a Surriento, Come back to Sorrento.” That was the locality, in the gulf of Naples, where he and his wife Amalia spent their honeymoon. It was not only a return to natural beauty, but also to the place that harbored the Greek and Roman culture. Ernesto was in New York when Enrico Caruso and Beniamino Gigli were exporting the “Bel Canto” at the New York Metropolitan Opera House.
