LEOPARDISMI DEL NOVECENTO

This book brings together seven essays written by different authors who share a common purpose: to use a thorough critical analysis and numerous bibliographical references to discover the ways and the forms in which Leopardi’s thoughts and poetics influenced the works of some of the major Italian authors of the 20th century (such as Dino Campana, Federigo Tozzi, Luigi Pirandello, Vincenzo Cardarelli, Eugenio Montale, Alberto Moravia, and Libero Bigiaretti). The reader is led on a journey of discovery through “Leopardi’s universe,” which lives and renews itself through 20th century prose and poetry in a dimension of permanent topicality.

About Costanza Geddes da Filicaia
Costanza Geddes da Filicaia has been an associate professor of Italian Literature at the Department of Humanities at the University of Macerata since 2008. Her research interests focus on Leopardi’s letters and linguistic thoughts, about which she has written two monographs. Her interests also include Dino Campana’s works and children’s literature. Among her recent publications is a study on how plague epidemics were described in literature (Polistampa, 2015).