
On the Proposed Dante Monument in Florence (II) To Spring (or Of The Ancient Myths) (VII) Night-Song Of A Wandering Shepherd of Asia (XXIII) The original published position of each poem is given in Roman numerals in the brackets following the poem’s title. These categories are not exact, as Leopardi frequently blends elements together in the one poem, but they may help the reader, as they helped me, to adjust to his variations in style.

I have taken the liberty of re-arranging them into four groups, Personal (Poems 1-11), Philosophical (12-24), ‘Romantic’ (25-34), and Political (35-41).


The poems of the Canti below are complete but not in their originally published order. This work may be freely reproduced, stored and transmitted, electronically or otherwise, for any non-commercial purpose.
