{"product_id":"the-moral-essays-operette-morali-giacomo-leopardi-9780231057073","title":"The Moral Essays (Operette Morali)","description":"\u003cp\u003eNewly awakened interest in Giacomo Leopardi (1798-1837), arguably the greatest Italian poet since the Renaissance, has resulted in this project to translate a major portion of his works. This volume is the first of four which will encompass the great \u003ci\u003eCanti\u003c\/i\u003e (in bilingual text), selections from the poet's correspondence, a substantial portion of his enormous intellectual journal, the \u003ci\u003eZibaldone, \u003c\/i\u003e and the focus of the present volume, the \u003ci\u003eOperette morali.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally planned as a set of dialogues in the manner of Lucian, the \u003ci\u003eOperette\u003c\/i\u003e is a compilation of brief, interrelated works on questions of moral philosphy. By means of numerous characters, and by means of a range of styles, Leopardi grapples with a theory of pleasure, the concepts of fame, the infinite, human happiness, the function of poetry, and other topics. In the poet's own opinion, the \u003ci\u003eOperette\u003c\/i\u003e represented his major philosophical speculation and ranked just below his \u003ci\u003eCanti.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Giacomo Leopardi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231057075\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231057073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/18\/1983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 265\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.56d","brand":"Giacomo Leopardi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981514539263,"sku":"9780231057073","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_04f07d32-f248-4a3f-ae17-93eb4cd955c8.jpg?v=1683256033","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-moral-essays-operette-morali-giacomo-leopardi-9780231057073","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}