CATALOGUE

Nineteen essays analyse the relationship between Leopardi and drama. Although the poet did not write theatrical plays, except two tragedies in his early years, new interesting themes emerge. A «Special section contains a memory of the prominent...

This is the tenth conference dedicated to Leopardi; with some of the most important authors of international fame showing light on the figure and works of this great poet. The volume is a collection of the most recent studies on Zibaldone and other...

36 essays discuss Giacomo Leopardi’s numerous observations on the terrible power of laughter. From «Zibaldone»: «...I believe that the weapons of absurdity, the greatest in this extremely cold and ridiculous time ... could benefit more than those of...