I Canti by Giacomo Leopardi
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"I Canti" by Giacomo Leopardi is a collection of poems written in 1835. Considered one of Italian poetry's most significant works, this collection traces Leopardi's evolution from patriotic laments about Italy's fallen greatness to profound philosophical pessimism. Through forty-one poems, Leopardi explores themes of infinite space, lost virtue, mortality, and humanity's essential unhappiness. His verses transform personal suffering into universal meditations on existence, where ancient ideals clash with modern disillusionment, and nature
appears indifferent to human longing. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Leopardi, Giacomo, 1798-1837 |
|---|---|
| Title | I Canti |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canti_(poetry_collection) |
| Credits |
Produced by Andrea Grappolo and Marc D'Hooghe at Free Literature (online soon in an extended version, also linking to free sources for education worldwide ... MOOC's, educational materials,...) Images generously made available by the Internet Archive. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 58.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | Italian |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Italian poetry |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 55236 |
| Release Date | Aug 1, 2017 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 473 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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