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The Moral Essays. Operette Morali.
Giacomo Leopardi
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Description for The Moral Essays. Operette Morali.
Paperback. Translator(s): Creagh, Patrick. Num Pages: 265 pages, black & white illustrations. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 211 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
Number of Pages
265
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231057073
SKU
V9780231057073
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Reviews for The Moral Essays. Operette Morali.
Leopardi is one of the greatest of poets and prose writers, and like Kleist and Baudelaire, a truly original, devastating sensibility. Nothing is more overdue than a proper edition of Leopardi in English.
Susan Sontag
Susan Sontag