{"product_id":"cantos-hardcover","title":"Cantos - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGiacomo Leopardi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAaron Jacob Spatz\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew verse translation, bilingual edition, annotated\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiacomo Leopardi (1798-1837) is Italy's greatest poet since Dante, and one of the first modern thinkers of the West. The \u003cem\u003eCantos\u003c\/em\u003e is his unfinished masterpiece, whose grim lyricism fuses a rare poetic genius with an unwavering moral conscience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRooted in the ancients and the Enlightenment, Leopardi developed a lucid directness that influenced creative minds from Nietzsche to Calvino, from Beckett to Fellini. His poems have the presence of sculpture, speaking with a passionate honesty that only becomes more relevant every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition presents the original dedications and prefaces to the \u003cem\u003eCantos\u003c\/em\u003e for the first time in English, and its extensive notes include several early sketches not previously published outside Italy. The scrupulous, deft rhyming translation by Aaron Jacob Spatz recreates the urgency and artistry of these masterful poems, at last securing the \"untranslatable\" Leopardi a vital presence in the English language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 538\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.31 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42121657581703,"sku":"9781937620202","price":43.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/1afa2ab7626e66c85a3d26342e0c8a62.webp?v=1732555059","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/cantos-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}