UID:
edocfu_9959227102902883
Format:
1 online resource (384 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-8131-8815-6
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0-8131-6460-5
Content:
〈P〉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 poetic image, style, and language.〈/P〉
Note:
Includes index.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Preface; Contents; CHAPTER ONE Leopardi's Critical Method and Principles; CHAPTER TWO The Attack upon the Romantics: Leopardi's Early Theory; CHAPTER THREE The Myth of Antiquity in Leopardi's Theory of Poetry; CHAPTER FOUR The Role of Melancholy and the Concept of Poetic Inspiration; CHAPTER FIVE The Creative Use of Memory, Imagination, and Imitation; CHAPTER SIX Poetic Sensibility and Illusion; CHAPTER SEVEN The Poetic Image; CHAPTER EIGHT The Concept of Poetic Style; CHAPTER NINE The Language of Poetry; CHAPTER TEN Leopardi and Ourselves
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APPENDIX A Further Observations on Poetry and Other SubjectsAPPENDIX B Some Remarks on the Nature of Beauty; Notes; Bibliographical Essay; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-322-60341-3
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8131-5479-0
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
