Moral Fables

Alongside his monumental Zibaldone (Notebooks) and the poems collected in Canti, which make him one of Italy's greatest and best-loved poets, Giacomo Leopardi penned a number of fictional pieces, mostly in the form of gently humorous dialogues, in which he dealt with philosophical ideas and many of the metaphysical questions that preoccupied his restless spirit.

First published in 1827 and here presented in a new translation by J.G. Nichols along with Thoughts, Leopardi's own selected pearls of wisdom and gems of social observation, Moral Fables will enchant both those who are familiar with and those who are new to the works of Italy's last great polymath.

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Giacomo Leopardi

Summary

First published in 1827 and here presented in a new translation by J.G. Nichols along with Thoughts, Leopardi's own selected pearls of wisdom and gems of social observation, this volume will enchant both those who are familiar with and those who are new to the works of Italy's last great polymath.

Foreword

New translation and unique edition of Leopardi's own selected pearls of wisdom and gems of social observation. Features also Leopardi's Thoughts, all masterfully translated by J.G. Nichols.

Product details

• Authors: Giacomo Leopardi, Leopardi Giacomo, Giacomo Leopardy
• Assisted by: J. G. Nichols (Translation), J.G. Nichols (Translation)
• Publisher: Alma Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 22.06.2017
• EAN: 9781847495808
• ISBN: 978-1-84749-580-8
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Alma Classics; Alma Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Italienische SchriftstellerInnen; Werke (div.)