Leopardi and the Theory of Poetry (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780813154794)

In this first detailed and comprehensive account of Leopardi's theory of poetry, G. Singh assesses both the literary and critical attainments of a poet whose eminence ranks him with Dante and Petrarch. Singh's analysis, which employs extensive reference to Leopardi's work in order to illustrate the author's own comments, sets forth Leopardi's views on the larger questions of tradition, inspiration, and the imagination in poetry. Later chapters are concerned with the more specific matters of the

Author: G. Singh
ISBN-10: 0813154790
ISBN-13: 9780813154794
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Language: English
Published: 07/15/2014
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.85d