Canti

Quattro Canti, which is at the core of four distinct quarters.

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His "Canti" bow to the inevitable even as they sing out against it.

The Raptures of a Tragic Visionary Eric Ormsby 2010

Even in the darkest of Leopardi's "Canti" there is a sense of some rhythmic crosscurrent at work, as though the harsh message were being uplifted by the stately surges of the lines.

The Raptures of a Tragic Visionary Eric Ormsby 2010

As it happens, this poem, in Mr. Galassi's new edition of the complete "Canti," displays his strengths as a translator along with a few of his weaknesses.

The Raptures of a Tragic Visionary Eric Ormsby 2010

Especially in his "Canti" — his masterpiece, consisting of 36 poems composed over 20 years — there are moments of what can only be called rapture.

The Raptures of a Tragic Visionary Eric Ormsby 2010

So too is Galassi's own rich edition of the "Canti," prefaced by a long introduction, Italian originals and his English translations on facing pages, an annotated timeline of Leopardi's life and a hundred pages of often-detailed textual commentary.

Giving new voice to Leopardi's songs of love and longing Michael Dirda 2010

In his endnotes to the "Canti," Galassi points out that the first complete English translation of the "Zibaldone" will be published by Farrar Straus Giroux in 2012.

Giving new voice to Leopardi's songs of love and longing Michael Dirda 2010

Thanks to Jonathan Galassi's edition of the "Canti," it's Leopardi's turn now.

Giving new voice to Leopardi's songs of love and longing Michael Dirda 2010

Thanks to Jonathan Galassi's edition of the "Canti," it's Leopardi's turn now.

Giving new voice to Leopardi's songs of love and longing Michael Dirda 2010

In his endnotes to the "Canti," Galassi points out that the first complete English translation of the "Zibaldone" will be published by Farrar Straus Giroux in 2012.

Giving new voice to Leopardi's songs of love and longing Michael Dirda 2010