Quotes by Giacomo Leopardi

About Giacomo Leopardi:


Giacomo Taldegardo Francesco di Sales Saverio Pietro Leopardi is widely acknowledged to be one of the most radical and challenging thinkers of the 19th century. Although he lived in a secluded town in the ultra-conservative Papal States, he came in touch with the main thoughts of the Enlightenment, and, by his own literary evolution, created a remarkable and renowned poetic work, related to the Romantic era. The extraordinary lyrical quality of his poetry made him a central protagonist in the European and international literary and cultural landscape.

Author Bio


  • NameGiacomo Leopardi
  • DescriptionItalian poet, philosopher and writer
  • BornJune 29, 1798
  • DiedJune 14, 1837
  • CountryItaly
  • ProfessionWriter; Poet; Philosopher; Philologist
  • Works; ; ; Canti; ; ; ; ; L'Infinito; ; ; Small Moral Works; ; ; ; ; ; Zibaldone