Passions

by Leopardi, Giacomo

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Title Statements

Full title :Passions / Giacomo Leopardi ; translated by Tim Parks.

Summary

"Revenge-Revenge is so sweet one often wishes to be insulted so as to be able to take revenge, and I don't mean just by an old enemy, but anyone, or even (especially when in a really bad mood) by a friend.-from Passions The extraordinary quality of Giacomo Leopardi's writing and the innovative nature of his thought were never fully recognized in his lifetime. Zibaldone, his 4,500-page intellectual diary-a vast collection of thoughts on philosophy, civilization, literary criticism, linguistics, humankind and its vanities, and other varied topics-remained unpublished until more than a half-century after his death. But shortly before he died, Leopardi began to organize a small, thematic collection of his writings in an attempt to give structure and system to his philosophical musings. Now freshly translated into English by master translator, novelist, and critic Tim Parks, Leopardi's Passions presents 164 entries reflecting the full breadth of human passion. The volume offers a fascinating introduction to Leopardi's arguments and insights, as well as a glimpse of the concerns of thinkers to come, among them Nietzsche, Dostoyevsky, Wittgenstein, Gadda, and Beckett"--

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2014

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Yale University Press
Place of Publication:New Haven
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014

Notes

"Originally published in Italy by Donzelli Editore under the title Le passioni"--Title page verso.

The Physical Object

Description:xxviii, 201 pages ; : 21 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780300186338, 0300186339
oclc:ocn875644412
LC Classification:PQ4708
Dewey Decimal:858/.703

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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Personal M… Criticism, interpretation, etc Italian language Italian language -- 19th century Italian literature Italian literature -- History and criti… Italien (Langue) -- 19e siècle Leopardi, Giacomo LITERARY COLLECTIONS -- Essays Littérature italienne -- Histoire et cr… Philosophy (General)