Leopardi and the Theory of Poetry

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

Author: G. Singh
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 07/15/2014
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.85d
ISBN: 9780813154794

About the Author

G. Singh is a poet, critic, and academic. He is the author of various criticisms of Swinburne, Pound, Eliot, Montale, and the Leavises.

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