Leopardi: A Study in Solitude
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Leopardi, widely considered to be the greatest Italian poet since Dante, was a scholar and philospher whose outstanding scholarly and philosophical works and superb poetry place him in the pantheon of great 19th century writers. This masterful biography is an incisive psychological portrait of the melancholy, semi-cloistered, hunchback poet whose genius, pain and frustrated hopes found their outlet in poetry admired for its brilliance, intensity, and seemingly effortless musicality.
Author: Iris Origo
Format: Paperback, 386 pages, 129mm x 198mm, 544 g
Published: 2000, Turtle Point Press, United States
Genre: Biography: Literary
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Leopardi, widely considered to be the greatest Italian poet since Dante, was a scholar and philospher whose outstanding scholarly and philosophical works and superb poetry place him in the pantheon of great 19th century writers. This masterful biography is an incisive psychological portrait of the melancholy, semi-cloistered, hunchback poet whose genius, pain and frustrated hopes found their outlet in poetry admired for its brilliance, intensity, and seemingly effortless musicality.
Leopardi: A Study in Solitude