Yet Giacomo Leopardi—not yet known as the greatest modern Italian poet—was living in Recanati, undergoing what must count as one of the supreme intellectual passions of the nineteenth century.

Giacomo Leopardi’s Zibaldone. Adjust. Share. On the first full translation of a masterwork by Giacomo Leopardi (1798–1837) by Joshua Cohen, November 27, 2013 . 8/20. So here it is, the Zibaldone, one ...

With Jonathan Galassi’s definitive English translation, the poet Giacomo Leopardi may at last become as important to American literature as, say, Rilke or Baudelaire.

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 17 - Italian officials including Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli and director if Italian museums Massimo Osanna on Thursday unveiled a new literary and cultural park in Naples ...

Giacomo Leopardi spent his life in conversation with the classical world. Yet in his notebooks he is revealed as one of the 19th century’s most radical thinkers.

GIACOMO LEOPARDI'S ESSAYS. Share full article. June 26, 1882. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from June 26, 1882, Page 3 Buy Reprints.

Leopardi never renounced this uncompromising materialism. But at the same time he defended religion, which he regarded as an illusion that was necessary for human happiness. Giacomo Leopardi 1798-1837 ...

Aged 11, Leopardi had already taught himself Hebrew, Greek, Latin, German, Spanish, French and English. He spent most of his adolescence ensconced in his father's impressive library, from which he ...

Despite considerable enthusiasm among international cognoscenti for the 19th-century Italian poet Giacomo Leopardi, his fame remains largely at home; ...

In "Leopardi & Co," Goldberg portrays the agent of an American actor played by Irvine and lands him a part as the great ...

Italy's greatest 19th-century poet Giacomo Leopardi gets classic honors in Mario Martone’s sumptuous biopic starring Elio Germano. Skip to main content Plus Icon Click to expand the Mega Menu.