In Praise of Illusions: Giacomo Leopardi‘s Ultraphilosophy

Judging from his most prominent works, the Italian poet and writer Giacomo Leopardi (1898-1937) may seem to have been a rather isolated proponent of classical thinking in his backward Recanati during Europe‘s powerful thrust to modernity. However, his philosophical diaries, Zibaldone di pensieri, wr...

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Main Author: Geir Sigurðsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Akureyri 2010-03-01
Series:Nordicum-Mediterraneum
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Online Access:http://nome.unak.is/nm-marzo-2012/5-1x/11-articles51/42-in-praise-of-illusions-giacomo-leopardis-ultraphilosophy