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Leopardi: Poems & Prose
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Published January 1, 1966
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June 15, 2016
Leopardi e' molto triste, ma ha un suo perche'. Chi non ricorda L'Infinito, studiato a scuola? In Italia e' anche uscito un bellissimo film su Leopardi, da vedere! Se invece volete leggere le sue poesie, io le ho trovate qui Tutte le poesie gratis!!
July 9, 2018
I enjoyed this book for the man's genius, not for his perspective. Leopardi dwells on the wonder of a Golden Age, whether ancient or of youth and, after displaying that world of optimism, heroism and hope, morphs it into his reality: life bears no fruit, but is only futile suffering. His talent is certainly apparent, but at a horrible cost to the reader: the dissolution of happiness by overbearing depression. His prose consists in the observations of a wise atheist laced with cynicism.
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