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Jun 29, 1798 Recanati, Marche, Italy Died on 14 Jun 1837 (aged 38)
Italian poet, philosopher and writer
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About Giacomo Leopardi
- Giacomo Taldegardo Francesco di Sales Saverio Pietro Leopardi (US: , Italian: ['d?a?komo leo'pardi]; 29 June 1798 – 14 June 1837) was an Italian philosopher, poet, essayist, and philologist.
- He is considered the greatest Italian poet of the nineteenth century and one of the most important figures in the literature of the world, as well as one of the principal of literary romanticism; his constant reflection on existence and on the human condition—of sensuous and materialist inspiration—has also earned him a reputation as a deep philosopher.
- He is widely seen as one of the most radical and challenging thinkers of the 19th century.
- Although he lived in a secluded town in the conservative Papal States, he came into contact with the main ideas of the Enlightenment, and through his own literary evolution, created a remarkable and renowned poetic work, related to the Romantic era.
- The strongly lyrical quality of his poetry made him a central figure on the European and international literary and cultural landscape.
