The Moral Essays (Operette Morali) - by Giacomo Leopardi (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Newly awakened interest in Giacomo Leopardi (1798-1837), arguably the greatest Italian poet since the Renaissance, has resulted in this project to translate a major portion of his works. This volume is the first of four which will encompass the great <i>Canti</i> (in bilingual text), selections from the poet's correspondence, a substantial portion of his enormous intellectual journal, the <i>Zibaldone, </i> and the focus of the present volume, the <i>Operette morali.</i> <p/>Originally planned as a set of dialogues in the manner of Lucian, the <i>Operette</i> is a compilation of brief, interrelated works on questions of moral philosphy. By means of numerous characters, and by means of a range of styles, Leopardi grapples with a theory of pleasure, the concepts of fame, the infinite, human happiness, the function of poetry, and other topics. In the poet's own opinion, the <i>Operette</i> represented his major philosophical speculation and ranked just below his <i>Canti.</i><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Leopardi is one of the greatest of poets and prose writers, and like Kleist and Baudelaire, a truly original, devastating sensibility. Nothing is more overdue than a proper edition of Leopardi in English.--Susan Sontag<br>
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