{"product_id":"the-moral-essays-operette-morali-paperback","title":"The Moral Essays (Operette Morali) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGiacomo Leopardi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePatrick Creagh\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNewly awakened interest in Giacomo Leopardi (1798-1837), arguably the greatest Italian poet since the Renaissance, has resulted in this project to translate a major portion of his works. This volume is the first of four which will encompass the great \u003ci\u003eCanti\u003c\/i\u003e (in bilingual text), selections from the poet's correspondence, a substantial portion of his enormous intellectual journal, the \u003ci\u003eZibaldone, \u003c\/i\u003e and the focus of the present volume, the \u003ci\u003eOperette morali.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally planned as a set of dialogues in the manner of Lucian, the \u003ci\u003eOperette\u003c\/i\u003e is a compilation of brief, interrelated works on questions of moral philosphy. By means of numerous characters, and by means of a range of styles, Leopardi grapples with a theory of pleasure, the concepts of fame, the infinite, human happiness, the function of poetry, and other topics. In the poet's own opinion, the \u003ci\u003eOperette\u003c\/i\u003e represented his major philosophical speculation and ranked just below his \u003ci\u003eCanti.\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 265\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 18, 1983\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45301380677734,"sku":"9780231057073","price":76.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/bG4wVGNrZDRMTjNRQjE3NEdwL2x1QT09.webp?v=1773949839","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-moral-essays-operette-morali-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}