num_pages: 176
description: Leopardi's rejection of the Catholicism of his childhood and Enlightenment optimism gives his work a contemporary feel. In J.G. Nichols's translations we grasp the consistent strain of thought in writing, including a biography woven of Leopardi's own words.
language: English
title: The Canti
titlecomplete: The Canti
genres: Fiction, 19th Century, Romanticism, Classics, Philosophy, European Literature, Italy, Italian Literature, Literature, Poetry
ratings_count: 2615
publisher: Routledge