Talk:Giacomo Leopardi

message: It is not true that the "Inno a Nettuno" was written in ancient Greek. Leopardi published only a purported translation of the hymn and promised that publication of the original would ensue (see  ). On the other hand Leopardi provides both the Greek "original" (written by himself) and the Latin translation of the Odes Adespotae (scroll down in the reference above). 82.56.20.113 (talk) 09:58, 3 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: As Melzi writes in his Dizionario di opere anonime e pseudonime di scrittori italiani: "Tanto l' Inno a Nettuno, di cui promettevasi la pubblicazione nel greco originale, quanto le due Odi greco-latine, sono invenzione del Leopardi. " 82.56.20.113 (talk) 10:13, 3 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inno a Nettuno and Odae Adespotae

message: Hello, i think i haven't got enough experience to write this. I ask for your help. In the chapter "La Ginestra" there is an important thing which would be added: La ginestra (botaniccally a plant) is the rappresentation of the ideal man, the man which considers the nature an enemy, who isn't superior, exc... 80.104.165.167 (talk) 20:43, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I have just added something about this. Any opinion?--Broletto (talk) 17:36, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Perfect, thank you (grazie!) :) 80.104.164.43 (talk) 15:59, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: La Ginestra

message: Giacomo Leopardi is ENORMOUS: brilliant poet, innovative philologist, master of prose, historian of science, master of languages, philopopher who anticipated and deeply influenced both Shopenhauer (mildly acknowledged) and Nietzche (arrogantly unacknowelged). 
This entry should be just as ENORMOUS. I have almost infinite resources on Leopardi and will work on this when I get the chance.
--Lacatosias 09:54, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Huge Topic 

message: The Italian title is "Canti" (as written in Leopardi's biography); but several "Cantos" can be found thereafter. Is this a choice or a mere error? --Broletto (talk) 12:55, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Two years have passed by; I feel entitled to change Cantos in Canti.--Broletto (talk) 12:06, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Canti or Cantos? 

message: "the quasi-Buddhist thesis according to which, since life has no other aim but happiness and since happiness is unattainable, all of life is nothing but an interminable struggle"
I challenge these statements that Buddhism teaches that life has no other aim but happiness, nor that it claims that happiness is unattainable and the consequence.
On the same hand, what does "quasi-Buddhist" mean. Is it a Buddhist teaching or not ? If not, please remove the term Buddhist or explain. If someone who had this thesis was influenced by Buddhism then as far I would allow is "so and so was influenced by Buddhism"
Please provide sources; otherwise I would consider this OR.
Netrapt (talk) 15:35, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I changed that strange expression for "(reminiscent of Buddhism)", hoping it would sound better and be to most's liking.• H☼ωdΘesI†fl∉∈ {KLAT} • 08:11, 29 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  I challenge the term "quasi-Buddhist thesis" 

message: I'm moving here the previous translation of the last stanza of the canto Alla sua donna. I've replaced it with Kline's translation because this one is unsourced and therefore unreliable. There it is:
"If you, my love, are oneOf those undying forms the eternal mindWill not transform to mortal flesh, to try funereal sorrows of ephemeral beingsOr if you dwell in oneof those innumerable worlds far offIn the celestial swirl,Lit by a sun more stunning than our own,And if you breathe a kinder air than ours,Then from this meager earth,Where years are brief and dark,This hymn your unknown lover sings, accept."• H☼ωdΘesI†fl∉∈ {KLAT} • 06:39, 29 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  ''Alla sua donna'' 

message: After going through the whole article, I noticed that the bulk of it concerns Leopardi's poetry and offers the reader information that seems way too detailed and specific for an author's page, which is already around 54kb long (that is, too much!). I therefore formally propose that a separate article titled "Poetry of Leopardi", "Poetry of Giacomo Leopardi" or "Leopardi's poetry" (to match the proposed "Leopardi's letters" for his correspondence) be created in order to place this very precious information in a more appropriate location. It could look along the same lines as Poetry of Mao Zedong, for example. Please, speak (write) up about this! I won't go through with it before a few months have gone by and without having heard from the community.• H☼ωdΘesI†fl∉∈ {KLAT} • 07:36, 29 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Separate article for the poetry 

message: The article for Leopardi's Operette morali desperately needs to be created! The Italian article is huge and has even spawned numerous attached articles... Could someone maybe translate it (or them) if you feel good enough in Italian and generally overzealous?• H☼ωdΘesI†fl∉∈ {KLAT} • 07:43, 29 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I just began to expand the page Small Moral Works, on the basis of the Italian wiki page and in general of my knowledge about the Operette. I am not sure of my English and hope that some user will correct my text. Thank you.--Pebbles (talk) 11:28, 5 February 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article for ''Operette morali'' 

message: Giacomo Leopardi was one of the greatest Italian men that ever walked this earth. I am honored to be able to breathe the same air that he did. This article in no way does him justice.I have scoured the article looking for something, anything, even one statement, even remotely reflecting this. I have found NOTHING. This is absolutely unacceptable. If this is not changed in the near future I am afraid I will not be able to stand idly by. I will be forced to make changes. 
Thank you for taking the time out of your busy life to read my input.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.119.185.255 (talk) 01:09, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, amico mio, you should start by setting up a proper account, very closely followed by a careful reading of the various rules and maybe by going through the short and sweet editing tutorial if you want to learn the ropes, and then, if you still feel like changing the world collaborating on Leopardi's article, please make sure you know the acceptable boundaries and remain objective even though Leopardi was a God-sent. I'm not trying to bite or bully you or anything: I only want you to participate in a proper manner, since Wikipedia is plagued by vandalism and disruptive editing, as you may or not know. I therefore urge you to channel that outrage of yours by contributing responsibly and constructively.Hey, wait a minute: does your "breathing the same air Leopardi breathed" mean you're a fluent Italian speaker? Great! There could some pertinent content from the Italian article that you could translate for the benefit of this article. Not only this article, but others as well could certainly use translated and verifiable material—if not creation: Opere di Giacomo Leopardi, Operette morali, Poetica di Giacomo Leopardi, Giacomo Leopardi (epistolario), Pessimismo (Leopardi), etc.If you need any help or have any questions, check out the Help contents as they are very exhaustive, or you can always write to individual users (such as myself, for example) if you want a second opinion. Welcome aboard, pal!• H☼ωdΘesI†fl∉∈ {KLAT} • 08:06, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  This article does NOT do Leopardi justice. 

message: There is an RfC on the question of using "Religion: None" vs. "Religion: None (atheist)" in the infobox on this and other similar pages. 
The RfC is at Template talk:Infobox person#RfC: Religion infobox entries for individuals that have no religion. 
Please help us determine consensus on this issue. --Guy Macon (talk) 02:10, 26 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Template talk:Infobox person#RfC: Religion infobox entries for individuals that have no religion|Request for Comments]] 

message: The very first sentence tells us, among other things, that he is known as "the hunchback of Recanati" (perhaps rather as Shakespeare is sometimes referred to as the "bard of Avon" or Burns the "Ploughman Poet"). Now I daresay that in coarser times some of the locals and even critics etc. might have been guilty of using such an expression, but it's hardly true today that he is referred to in this way, or could be, unless the person using the term was very crass indeed. So I've removed it. I don't anticipate objections.Campolongo (talk) 16:17, 11 June 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  The hunchback of Recanati 

message: The article tells us: "the depth of his reflection on existence and on the human condition - of sensuous and materialist inspiration - also makes him a thick philosopher." 
A thick philosopher? How thick was he? As thick as a brick? As thick as two short planks? I think we should be told!METRANGOLO1 (talk) 09:12, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree, therefore I changed thick into deep, with other minor changes. Does it sound better?--Pebbles (talk) 18:37, 27 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  "A THICK PHILOSOPHER" 

message: Much of this article is unsourced interpretive analysis of the sort one tends to find in undergraduate essays. That material is not encyclopedic in my view. It is not based on factual information, but rather the author's own viewpoint on the material discussed. It's nice that the author thinks Leopardi is so important and profound--I agree--but this material should be on a blog or website devoted to celebrating Leopardi's achievement, rather than on an online free encyclopedia. Hifrommike65 (talk) 18:34, 14 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  This article is not encyclopedic 

message: The moon is setting, not waning. "Giunta al confin del cielo, dietro Apennino od Alpe, o del Tirreno nell’infinito seno scende la luna; e si scolora il mondo": arriving at the boundary of the sky, behind the Apennins or the Alps, or in the infinite bosom of the Tyrrhenian descends the moon; and the world becomes discolored. Imerologul Valah (talk) 18:48, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Il tramonto della luna" -- the ''setting'' of the moon, not the ''waning''