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The Piercing of the Appenine

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Poem details

The Piercing of the Appenine

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The Piercing of the Appenine

Poet(s)

Marradi, Giovanni

Credits

Translator

Metadata research and editing

DVPP Project Team

Source

Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine 151:917, 365–366, March 1892.

First line

The sky darkens over the waves of the Rhine

Print context

Quoted in prose contribution

Original language

Italian

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Notes and attribution research

Poem appears in Helen Zimmern’s article Italian Poets of To-day (350-69). (KF)

DVPP id

Numeric id of this poem in the DVPP collection: 8361

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Alison Chapman (ed.) and the DVPP team, “The Piercing of the Appenine,” Digital Victorian Periodical Poetry Project, Edition 0.98.11beta , University of Victoria, 7th May 2025, https://dvpp.uvic.ca/blackwoods/1892/pom_8361_the_piercing_of_the_appenine.html.

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