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: The poem concludes with the famous "ill-starred bed" ( illacrimata sepoltura ), a grave where no one will weep. In his interpretation, Carlacchiani often slows the tempo here, shifting from the lyrical description of the Aegean Sea to a stark, somber acceptance of death in a foreign land. Artistic Significance

: Carlacchiani’s delivery highlights the contrast between the eternal beauty of Zacinto (the modern-day Zakynthos) and the fleeting, "ill-fated" life of the poet. The sonnet is famously one long, flowing sentence until the final tercet, and the interpretation mimics this breathless, circular longing for a home the poet can never return to. ugo_foscolo_a_zacinto_interprete_sergio_carlacc...

: The reading brings to life the references to Venus and Ulysses . While Ulysses is the "hero of exile" who eventually returned home, Foscolo presents himself as a modern, tragic counterpart who will never reach his shores. Carlacchiani often uses a shift in tone to distinguish between the divine birth of Venus and the "ill-starred" fate of the poet. : The poem concludes with the famous "ill-starred