Leopardi by Giacomo Leopardi
Features translations of poems of Giacomo Leopardi (1798 - 1837) that render into modern English verse - the work of a writer who is regarded as one of the greatest lyric poet in the Italian literary tradition.
Winner of the 1998 Poetry in Translation Award, PEN American Center "[Leopardi's] contribution to 19th-century European poetry second only to Baudelaire's.. there's plenty to be grateful for in this lucidly translated selection... "--Boston Review
Eamon Grennan has published three collections of poetry: What Light There Is & Other Poems, As If It Matters, and So It Goes. He has a degree in English and Italian from University College, Dublin, and a doctorate in English from Harvard University. A native of Ireland, he divides his time between there and Poughkeepsie, New York, where he is the Dexer M. Ferry, Jr., Professor of English at Vassar College.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691016443 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691016445 |
| Title | Leopardi |
| Author | Giacomo Leopardi |
| Series | The Lockert Library Of Poetry In Translation |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 1997-05-25 |
| Number of pages | 120 |
| Prizes | Winner of Literary Award (Poetry in Translation) 1998 |
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