[New-Poetry] Leopardi and the Theory of Poetry

[Anny Ballardini]

:-)
you mean you wish to send me a free copy?

We had to study Leopardi at school, and my mother made me learn by heart some poems when I was very small. I agree with you on Leopardi, there are some very interesting intuitions, even if his general outlook on life is pessimistic.

Believe it or not but I understood Leonardo's Italian in English with a big (double) book they had on sale in the States with the original and the English translation. Sometimes translations are wonders.


  From: jforjames at aol.com 
  Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 10:27 PM


  Leopardi and the Theory of Poetry, by G. Singh, U. of Kentucky Press 1964

  I recently ran across this book and I've been enjoying it
  quite a bit. G. Singh writes lucid and insightful prose. He
  quotes (in translation) much of Leopardi's views on poetry
  and poetics. The book has chapters on Romantic Movement v.
  Classical Poetry, The Poetic Image, Poetry and Melacholy, 
  Poetry and Myth, etc. Much of the Leopardi material comes
  from his _Zibaldone_ (hodge-podge), which were the notebooks
  he kept of his thoughts on various subjects, primarily related to art, poetry
  and human nature. Leopardi's views of human nature are very dark
  and hard for me to align myself with...but much of what Leopardi
  says about art and poetry is useful and still relevant. 

  I'll gather some quotes from the book in next few days and post them. 
  Singh also quotes many poets and critics, from various ages, to compare
  and contrast to the ideas and remarks of Leopardi. For those, like
  Anny, who are fluent in Italian, all the Leopardi quotes from the 
  book are in notes in the original Italian. I'm sure this book is not
  in print. But I found a couple of cheap copies on the web. I often
  have a notion to give away a copy of book I love. But not my only copy,
  so when I find a extra one at a good price I pick it up.

  Finnegan


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