Carteggio Giacomo Leopardi – Leonardo Trissino. (1819-1821)

edited by Gioele Marozzi and Lorenzo Abbate

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Extent: 158 pages

Publisher: Casa Editrice Leo S. Olschki

Subjects: Italian Studies, Literary Studies, Nineteenth-Century Studies

Series: Carteggi leopardiani

Series volume number: 3

Language: Italian

Paperback (Published)

(March 2025)

ISBN: 9788822269829

Price: $50.00

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The correspondence presented here explores the epistolary friendship, born under the auspices of Pietro Giordani, between Giacomo Leopardi and Leonardo Trissino, a count from Vicenza and a passionate history and art scholar to whom Leopardi dedicated, in 1820, the famous poem Ad Angelo Mai. In nineteen intensely emotional letters, the two share information and reflections, recount their respective everyday experiences and engage in discussions on the state of literature and culture, contemporary issues and fears about the social tensions generated by the Carbonari uprisings.

  • Edited by Lorenzo Abbate
  • Edited by Gioele Marozzi