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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Giacomo Leopardi is Italy's greatest modern poet, the first
European writer to portray and examine the self in a way that feels
familiar to us today. A great classical scholar and patriot, he
explored metaphysical loneliness in entirely original and new ways.
Though he died young, his influence was enormous, and it is no
exaggeration to say that all of modern poetry, not only in Italian,
derives in some way from his work.
Leopardi's work is notoriously difficult to translate, and he has
been less well known to English-language readers than his greatness
and influence might suggest. Now Jonathan Galassi, whose
translations of Eugenio Montale have been widely acclaimed, has
produced a strong, fresh, direct version of this essential work
that offers English-language readers a new approach to Leopardi.
Galassi has contributed an informative introduction and notes that
provide a sense of Leopardi's sources and ideas. This is an
essential book for anyone who wants to understand the roots of
modern lyric poetry.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
First published in 1831, and here presented in a dual-language
edition with annotations and additional reading material,
Leopardi's poetical masterpiece is an unsurpassed anatomy of man's
unhappiness on earth. Trapped between an admiration for the
classical past and a disappointment in the impoverished present,
Leopardi rejected both the easy allure of Catholic faith and the
unbridled optimism proposed by science and the Enlightenment. His
unflinching pessimism and existential resolve, here brilliantly
rendered in verse by prize-winning translator J.G. Nichols, make
him one of the most fascinating and best-loved Italian poets.
Newly awakened interest in Giacomo Leopardi (1798-1837), arguably
the greatest Italian poet since the Renaissance, has resulted in
this project to translate a major portion of his works. This volume
is the first of four which will encompass the great "Canti" (in
bilingual text), selections from the poet's correspondence, a
substantial portion of his enormous intellectual journal, the
"Zibaldone," and the focus of the present volume, the "Operette
morali."
Originally planned as a set of dialogues in the manner of
Lucian, the "Operette" is a compilation of brief, interrelated
works on questions of moral philosphy. By means of numerous
characters, and by means of a range of styles, Leopardi grapples
with a theory of pleasure, the concepts of fame, the infinite,
human happiness, the function of poetry, and other topics. In the
poet's own opinion, the "Operette" represented his major
philosophical speculation and ranked just below his "Canti."
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Canti (Hardcover)
Giacomo Leopardi, Francesco Moroncini
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R926
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Il Canzoniere (Hardcover)
Francesco Petrarca, Giacomo Leopardi, Luigi Domenico Spadi
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R1,176
Discovery Miles 11 760
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Il Canzoniere (Paperback)
Francesco Petrarca, Giacomo Leopardi, Luigi Domenico Spadi
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R861
Discovery Miles 8 610
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