Sui lirici greci nelle Operette Morali: ‘affioramenti’, citazioni, affinità

Abstract

The essay aims to examine the presence of Greek lyricists in Leopardi’s Operette morali. In some cases this presence is realized through explicit quotations; more often, however, it corresponds to a suggestion, an allusion, an affinity. In this contribution I focus on the revivals and ‘unveilings’ of the poets Anacreon, Pindar and Semonides within the varied dialogic fabric of the Leopardi sylloge.