Literature · Philosophy · 1798–1837
Born: 29 June 1798 · Died: 14 June 1837 · Age at death: 38
Giacomo Leopardi died aged 38. He was born on 29 June 1798 and died on 14 June 1837.
Italian poet and philosopher of the Canti, including L'infinito, whose pessimistic lyric verse is a summit of Italian literature
Did you know?Despite suffering from poor health and physical deformity, he mastered several ancient languages and began translating classical texts as a young boy.
Giacomo Leopardi is one of Italy's greatest poets. He grew up in Recanati, a small town in the Papal States, and taught himself Greek, Hebrew and several modern languages in his father's vast library. Years of intense study damaged his health. His Canti contain some of the most beautiful poems in Italian, including L'infinito. He wrote with great clarity about loneliness, nature's indifference and the longing for happiness. His prose Operette morali are dialogues full of irony. He died in Naples at 38.
Count Giacomo Taldegardo Francesco di Sales Saverio Pietro Leopardi (29 June 1798 – 14 June 1837) was an Italian poet, philosopher, essayist, and philologist.
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Italian poet, 1798–1837
Giacomo Leopardi was born in Recanati on 29 June 1798.
He wrote L'infinito in 1819.
His Canti appeared in 1831.
He died in Naples in 1837.
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Did you know?His notebook Zibaldone runs to more than 4,500 pages.
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