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GIACOMO LEOPARDI
(1798-1837)
from Dialogue Between Plotinus and Porphyry
The Italian writer Count Giacomo Leopardi was born in the provincial town of Recanati, in Marche, Italy. His home environment was oppressive. Leopardi was also plagued by continual physical maladies from an early age, including a spinal condition that … Continue reading
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