Il cosmo interiore del poeta consegnato all'eternità. I paesaggi della mente e dell'anima nella "Morte di Virgilio" di Hermann Broch

One of the works of modernity that have left the greatest mark on German-language literature in terms of dramatic scope and symbolic value is Der Tod des Vergil by Hermann Broch. This “lyric poem”, as the author called it, is reminiscent of Joyce’s stream of consciousness in the last part, entitled Ether – The Return, which reveals the inner vision with which Virgil entrusts himself to the cosmic embrace before dying. Broch traces, through a kaleidoscope of botanical, zoomorphic, and celestial images, Virgil’s path towards his final hour. The complex metaphorical field, which alludes to the main stages of his life as both man and poet, is accompanied by signs of a sensory hypersensitivity, involving sight, hearing, and touch.