Translations from Leopardi

Originally published in 1941, this book contains 14 English translations of poems from Leopardi's Canti. The translations were produced by the British poet R. C. Trevelyan (1872?1951). This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Italian poetry and the Romantic movement.

Preface; Canti: X1. The solitary bird; XII. The infinite; XVIII. To his lady; XXI. To Silvia; XXII. Memories; XXIII. Nocturnal song of a wandering shepherd of Asia; XXIV. The calm after the storm; XXV. The village Saturday; XXVI. The dominant thought; XXVII. Love and death; XXVIII. To himself; XXX. On an ancient sepulchral bas-relief; XXXIV. The broom; XXXVII. Idyll; Dialogue between Torquato Tasso and his familiar spirit.