Rare manuscript reveals work of influential Italian poet
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Marco Capriotti, a researcher at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia in Italy, identified and authenticated a handwritten manuscript by Vincenzo Monti, a poet active between the 18th and 19th centuries.
The document contains Monti’s “Sciolti a Sigismondo Chigi,” a work that impacted the poetry of Ugo Foscolo and Giacomo Leopardi. Monti’s poetry bridged classical tradition and the emerging Romantic sensibility.
Researchers believe this discovery offers insight into how poets like Foscolo and Leopardi received and reworked earlier poetic and linguistic models. Capriotti’s work, conducted under Professor Matteo Al Kalak at the DHMoRe research center, establishes the manuscript’s authenticity for the first time. The full findings of this research will appear in a scientific article scheduled for publication in early 2027.
