This essential introduction to the poems of Giacomo Leopardi provides a complete translation of The Canti, explanatory notes, and a selection of Leopardi's prose keyed to related poems. Further background is provided by an introduction and a brief biography woven from Leopardi's own words.
Author Biography
Giacomo Leopardi was an Italian Romantic poet. J. G. Nichols is a poet and translator who has received the Monselice Prize.