Thoughts
Published on 27. September 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
118 pages
978-1-84749-737-6 (ISBN)
Description
Admired for the poetical heights of his Canti, the gentle wit of his prose dialogues and the soul-searching questionings of his Zibaldone (Notebooks), Leopardi was also an acute social commentator and a sharp dissector of the human mind.
Thoughts - a collection of philosophical and critical observations put together for publication by Leopardi himself shortly before his death in 1837 - shows a more light-hearted side to Leopardi's personality, and offers both those who are familiar with and those who are new to his works a fresh insight into the thought processes and the worldview of Italy's last great polymath.
Thoughts - a collection of philosophical and critical observations put together for publication by Leopardi himself shortly before his death in 1837 - shows a more light-hearted side to Leopardi's personality, and offers both those who are familiar with and those who are new to his works a fresh insight into the thought processes and the worldview of Italy's last great polymath.
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The miraculous thing about his poetry is that he simply takes the weight out of language, to the point that it resembles moonlight. -- Italo CalvinoMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Richmond
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Alma Books Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
160 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84749-737-6 (9781847497376)
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