Full Description
Originally published in 1941, this book contains 14 English translations of poems from Leopardi's Canti. The translations were produced by the British poet R. C. Trevelyan (1872-1951). This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Italian poetry and the Romantic movement.
Contents
Preface; Canti: X1. The solitary bird; XII. The infinite; XVIII. To his lady; XXI. To Silvia; XXII. Memories; XXIII. Nocturnal song of a wandering shepherd of Asia; XXIV. The calm after the storm; XXV. The village Saturday; XXVI. The dominant thought; XXVII. Love and death; XXVIII. To himself; XXX. On an ancient sepulchral bas-relief; XXXIV. The broom; XXXVII. Idyll; Dialogue between Torquato Tasso and his familiar spirit.
