The major themes and human concerns expressed in Leopardi's writings are related to his life experiences and to the historical period in which he lived. Of central interest are the book's discussions of nobility and love as these two themes evolve and change as Leopardi acquired a more general and universal conception of life. The fascinating admixture in his work of classical and modern perspectives on life and literature is highlighted throughout the book.
The major themes and human concerns expressed in Leopardi's writings are related to his life experiences and to the historical period in which he lived. Of central interest are the book's discussions of nobility and love as these two themes evolve and change as Leopardi acquired a more general and universal conception of life. The fascinating admixture in his work of classical and modern perspectives on life and literature is highlighted throughout the book.
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Note on Sources and Translations Introduction Part One Nobility: A Family Legacy and a Lingering Ideal Chapter One Family Connections Chapter Two Poetry and the Heroic Chapter Three A Different Nobility Part Two Leopardi in Love Chapter Four The Languages of Love and Misogyny Chapter Five A Loving Partnership and Consalvo Chapter Six A Different Love Part Three Leopardi as a Poet of the Risorgimento Chapter Seven The Poetry and Rhetoric of Liberal Patriotism Chapter Eight Monaldo and Giacomo Leopardi: a Comparison Chapter Nine Unpleasant, Rancorous Leopardi Chapter Ten Leopardi in a Twentieth-Century Political Context Part Four Leopardi as Poet-Philosopher Chapter Eleven Nihilism, Death, and the Human Condition Chapter Twelve Nietzsche, Lucretius, and Leopardi Chapter Thirteen Leopardi Between Supernaturalism and Materialism Chapter Fourteen How Schopenhauer Illuminates Leopardi Part Five Humanism in Life and Letters Chapter Fifteen Friendship and Classical Studies Chapter Sixteen Women in Leopardi's Intellectual and Sentimental Life Chapter Seventeen Humanism and Society Notes Bibliography Index About the Author
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Note on Sources and Translations Introduction Part One Nobility: A Family Legacy and a Lingering Ideal Chapter One Family Connections Chapter Two Poetry and the Heroic Chapter Three A Different Nobility Part Two Leopardi in Love Chapter Four The Languages of Love and Misogyny Chapter Five A Loving Partnership and Consalvo Chapter Six A Different Love Part Three Leopardi as a Poet of the Risorgimento Chapter Seven The Poetry and Rhetoric of Liberal Patriotism Chapter Eight Monaldo and Giacomo Leopardi: a Comparison Chapter Nine Unpleasant, Rancorous Leopardi Chapter Ten Leopardi in a Twentieth-Century Political Context Part Four Leopardi as Poet-Philosopher Chapter Eleven Nihilism, Death, and the Human Condition Chapter Twelve Nietzsche, Lucretius, and Leopardi Chapter Thirteen Leopardi Between Supernaturalism and Materialism Chapter Fourteen How Schopenhauer Illuminates Leopardi Part Five Humanism in Life and Letters Chapter Fifteen Friendship and Classical Studies Chapter Sixteen Women in Leopardi's Intellectual and Sentimental Life Chapter Seventeen Humanism and Society Notes Bibliography Index About the Author
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