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Classicism and Romanticism in Italian literature : Leopardi's Discourse on Romantic poetry

By Giacomo , Camilletti , Fabio; Leopardi

Book information

Publisher
Pickering & Chatto;Routledge
Year
2015
ISBN
1848932871, 9781848932876, 9781317321330, 1317321332, 9781848932883
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
328 kB (336090 bytes)
Series
Warwick series in the humanities
Pages
224\0
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
-- 1798-1837 -- Influence. Poetry-- 1798-1837. -- Discorso di un italiono intorno aGiacomoLeopardiModern -- 18th century -- History and criticism.Modern -- 19th century -- History and criticism.

Description

In 1816 a violent literary quarrel engulfed Bourbon Restoration Italy. On one side the Romantics wanted an opening up of Italian culture towards Europe, and on the other the Classicists favoured an inward-looking Italy. Giacomo Leopardi wrote a Discourse of an Italian on Romantic Poetry aiming to contribute to the debate from a new perspective

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