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28: 124:(A. Mondadori, Milan 2006). Despite significant coverage in the literary press of the 1980s of her "Clizia" identity, Brandeis declined to clarify the nature of her relationship to Montale or discuss her possible significance in his work (particularly in poems she had helped translate). 139:
about his unsuccessful efforts to encourage reconciliation between Brandeis and Montale late in life. In a memorial tribute to Brandeis (not published until 2004), Merrill wrote of contacting Brandeis through a
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after her death, and finding her happily reunited "in a manner of speaking" with Montale.
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was acclaimed as a breakthrough in Dantean studies upon its publication in the 1960s.
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and was the inspiration for the metaphysical figure "Clizia" in his poetry, a coded
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Merrill, James. "A Memorial Tribute to Irma Brandeis," published in
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between 1933 and 1939 Brandeis became acquainted with the poet
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New York: Knopf, 1993, Chapter XIV; quoted in Merrill, James.
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tradition as a coded mode of address, usually for a woman
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Irma Brandeis, from the 1926 yearbook of Barnard College
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Three Modern Italian Poets: Saba, Ungaretti, Montale
379: 233:See (for example) this article by John Ahern: 127:Brandeis was also a close friend of the poet 222:Montale, Ungaretti, Saba: guida alla lettura 153:was the second cousin of Brandeis' father. 116:particularly prominent in his second book, 373:Contemporary Archive "Alessandro Bonsanti" 262: 260: 244: 227: 26: 241:, 23 February 1986. Accessed 26 May 2013. 224:by Tommaso Testaverde, on books.google.it 254:, 31 January 1990. Accessed 26 May 2013. 277: 257: 89:(1905–1990) was an American scholar of 380: 299:"BETWEEN THE LOVE OF CLIZIA AND MOSCA" 296: 274:. New York: Knopf, 2004, pp. 604-607. 329: 235:Between the Love of Clizia and Mosca 408:20th-century American women writers 148:United States Supreme Court Justice 13: 208:a "senhal" is a pseudonym used in 14: 444: 353: 418:20th-century American essayists 336:. University of Chicago Press. 323: 290: 215: 202: 177: 162: 1: 156: 252:Irma Brandeis, Professor, 84 7: 403:20th-century American poets 330:Cary, Joseph (1993-10-16). 10: 449: 297:Ahern, John (1986-02-23). 104:in 1926. In her visits to 74: 63: 53: 45: 37: 25: 18: 413:American women essayists 100:Brandeis graduated from 423:Barnard College alumni 366:'s translation of the 174:(1926 yearbook): 176. 433:American women poets 428:Bard College faculty 95:The Ladder of Vision 268:A Different Person. 303:The New York Times 137:A Different Person 360:Brandeis' defense 343:978-0-226-09527-1 168:Barnard College, 84: 83: 440: 364:Allen Mandelbaum 348: 347: 327: 321: 320: 318: 317: 294: 288: 281: 275: 266:Merrill, James. 264: 255: 250:New York Times. 248: 242: 231: 225: 219: 213: 206: 200: 199: 197: 196: 187:. Archived from 185:"italica.rai.it" 181: 175: 166: 122:Lettere a Clizia 30: 16: 15: 448: 447: 443: 442: 441: 439: 438: 437: 378: 377: 356: 351: 344: 328: 324: 315: 313: 295: 291: 285:Collected Prose 282: 278: 272:Collected Prose 265: 258: 249: 245: 232: 228: 220: 216: 207: 203: 194: 192: 183: 182: 178: 167: 163: 159: 110:Eugenio Montale 102:Barnard College 91:Dante Alighieri 58:Barnard College 33: 21: 12: 11: 5: 446: 436: 435: 430: 425: 420: 415: 410: 405: 400: 398:Dante scholars 395: 390: 376: 375: 370: 355: 354:External links 352: 350: 349: 342: 322: 289: 287:, pp. 369-370. 276: 256: 243: 239:New York Times 226: 214: 201: 176: 160: 158: 155: 151:Louis Brandeis 82: 81: 76: 72: 71: 65: 61: 60: 55: 51: 50: 47: 43: 42: 39: 35: 34: 31: 23: 22: 19: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 445: 434: 431: 429: 426: 424: 421: 419: 416: 414: 411: 409: 406: 404: 401: 399: 396: 394: 391: 389: 386: 385: 383: 374: 371: 369: 368:Divine Comedy 365: 361: 358: 357: 345: 339: 335: 334: 326: 312: 308: 304: 300: 293: 286: 280: 273: 269: 263: 261: 253: 247: 240: 236: 230: 223: 218: 211: 205: 191:on 2012-03-15 190: 186: 180: 173: 172: 165: 161: 154: 152: 149: 145: 143: 138: 134: 130: 129:James Merrill 125: 123: 119: 115: 111: 107: 103: 98: 96: 92: 88: 87:Irma Brandeis 80: 77: 73: 69: 66: 62: 59: 56: 52: 48: 44: 40: 36: 29: 24: 20:Irma Brandeis 17: 367: 332: 325: 314:. Retrieved 302: 292: 284: 279: 271: 267: 246: 238: 229: 217: 204: 193:. Retrieved 189:the original 179: 169: 164: 146: 136: 133:Bard College 126: 121: 118:Le Occasioni 117: 99: 94: 86: 85: 79:Bard College 393:1990 deaths 388:1905 births 171:Mortarboard 142:Ouija board 93:. Her work 382:Categories 316:2022-07-14 210:troubadour 195:2011-04-25 157:References 64:Occupation 311:0362-4331 54:Education 75:Employer 70:scholar 340:  309:  114:senhal 106:Italy 68:Dante 338:ISBN 307:ISSN 49:1990 46:Died 41:1905 38:Born 362:of 384:: 305:. 301:. 259:^ 237:, 346:. 319:. 198:.

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A young white woman with dark hair cut in a short bob with bangs
Barnard College
Dante
Bard College
Dante Alighieri
Barnard College
Italy
Eugenio Montale
senhal
James Merrill
Bard College
Ouija board
United States Supreme Court Justice
Louis Brandeis
Mortarboard
"italica.rai.it"
the original
troubadour
Montale, Ungaretti, Saba: guida alla lettura
Between the Love of Clizia and Mosca
Irma Brandeis, Professor, 84


"BETWEEN THE LOVE OF CLIZIA AND MOSCA"
ISSN
0362-4331
Three Modern Italian Poets: Saba, Ungaretti, Montale
ISBN
978-0-226-09527-1
Brandeis' defense

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