Contemplazione della morte

by Gabriele D'Annunzio

"Contemplazione della morte" by Gabriele D'Annunzio is a collection of four prose pieces published in 1912. Originally appearing in the Corriere della Sera, these memorialistic writings commemorate two important figures in D'Annunzio's life: poet Giovanni Pascoli and Adolphe Bermond, owner of the villa where D'Annunzio stayed in France. The work explores themes of friendship, faith, mortality, and memory as the author reflects on their deaths and the profound impact they had on him.