The Letters of Giacomo Leopardi 1817-1837

by Giacomo Leopardi

Giacomo Leopardi, Italy's great poet of the Romantic age, is the author of some of the most beautiful and best-loved poems in the Italian language and some of the most remarkable letters in European literature. The interest of the letters in both biographical and literary: they document the background - the difficult personal circumstances, the intense and troubled family relationships, the contacts and friendships with other writers - against which...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0901286974
• ISBN13: 9780901286970
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.6" x 9.6"