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Thoughts (Hesperus Classics) (original 1845; edition 2002)

by Giacomo Leopardi (Author)

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Admired for the poetical heights of his Canti, the gentle wit of his prose dialogues and the soul-searching questionings of his Zibaldone (Notebooks), Leopardi was also an acute social commentator and a sharp dissector of the human mind.Thoughts - a collection of philosophical and critical observations put together for publication by Leopardi himself shortly before his death in 1837 - shows a more light-hearted side to Leopardi's personality, and offers both those who are familiar with and those who are new to his works a fresh insight into the thought processes and the worldview of Italy's last great polymath.… (more)

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813Literature › English (North America) › American fiction

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PQ4708.P6Language and Literature › French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese literatures › Italian literature › Individual authors, 1701-1900

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