Giacomo Leopardi: Canti
Selected Poems

First published in 1937, this book presents a selection of poems from Leopardi's Canti in the original Italian.

Giacomo Leopardi (Author), Violet M. Jeffrey (Edited by)

9781107418554, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 24 July 2014

126 pages
20.8 x 12.8 x 0.8 cm, 0.14 kg

First published in 1937, this book presents a selection of poems from Leopardi's Canti in the original Italian. Created primarily for university students, the selection was made with the idea of representing as fully as possible all stages of Leopardi's poetic career. The text also contains a detailed introduction, notes and bibliography, all in English. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Leopardi's poetry and Italian literature.

Preface
Bibliography
Introduction: Life of Giacomo Leopardi
Leopardi's pessimism
Canti: 1. All' Italia
2. Sopra il monumento di Dante
3. Imitazione
4. L'infinito
5. Il sogno
6. Ad Angelo Mai
7. La sera del dì di festa
8. Alla luna
9. La vita solitaria
10. Bruto minore
11. Alla primavera
12. Ultimo canto di saffo
13. Alla sua donna
14. Il risorgimento
15. A Silvia
16. Il passero solitario
17. Le ricordanze
18. Le quiete dopo la tempesta
19. Il sabato del villaggio
20. Canto notturno di un pastore errante dell' Asia
21. Il pensiero dominante
22. Amore e morte
23. A se stesso
24. Aspasia
25. La ginestra
26. Il tramonto
Notes
Vocabulary.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: general [DSB]