by Fabio A. Camilletti (Author)
In 1816 a violent literary quarrel engulfed Bourbon Restoration Italy. On one side the Romantics wanted an opening up of Italian culture towards Europe, and on the other the Classicists favoured an inward-looking Italy. Giacomo Leopardi wrote a Discourse of an Italian on Romantic Poetry aiming to contribute to the debate from a new perspective.
Number of Pages: 224
Dimensions: 0.45 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN
Publication Date: January 21, 2016