Giacomo Leopardi

[Anonymous No.15966510]

What does /Lit/ think of Leopardi? Expecially regarding his philosopy. I'm asking because he's doomercore at its finest, and he's the pessimistic par excellence. Right now I'm reading his prose work "Operette Morali" and it's a fine piece of literature

[Anonymous No.15966746]

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[Anonymous No.15967224]

>>15966510
I can only assume you're italian because for some reason no one else gives a fuck about him despite his spiritual affinities with several beloved lit authors, I suppose his work was translated late or poorly and therefore never made its way into international canon or relevance?

[Anonymous No.15967348]

>>15966510
Where do I start with him

[Anonymous No.15967360]

>>15967348
start with "Dialogue between Nature and an Icelander"

[Anonymous No.15967371]

>>15966510
Leopardi is one of the few true geniuses who foretold the limits of the Enlightenment without completely rejecting it

[Anonymous No.15967802]

>>15967224
Exactly, but I couldn't tell why he's so unknown outside of Italy. I wonder if there are many that suffered from the same destiny (well known in their countries, but unkown in the others)

[Anonymous No.15967857]

>>15966510
He was too extreme, but I like that he kept a sense of humor. His crusade against all illusions reeked of sour grapes and I say this as someone who agrees with pessimism. He both contributed to pessimism and at the same time made a disservice to it by being a whiny little bitch.

[Anonymous No.15967931]

>>15967348
Maxims, Poems, then the BIg

[Anonymous No.15969305]

>>15967348
Zibaldone