Appunti leopardiani I

In 1924, when he was a student at Accademia Scientifico Letteraria in Milan and was preparing Italian Literature exam on Leopardi’s Canti under the teaching of Michele Scherillo, Gadda wrote three notebooks on Leopardi’s poetry and Operette morali. Here are the notes of the first two notebooks, where Gadda wrote his reflections on Leopardi’s Pensieri, Zibaldone and Canti, showing a deep sympathy towords the Recanati’s poet, also because his biography, and the affinity of his familiar situation.

Nel 1924, mentre era studente all’Accademia Scientifico-Letteraria e stava preparando un esame sui Canti del Leopardi con Michele Scherillo, Gadda scrisse tre quaderni sulla poesia di Leopardi e le "Operette morali". L’intervento si occupa delle note contenute nei primi due quaderni , in cui Gadda appuntò le sue riflessioni sui "Pensieri", lo "Zibaldone" e i "Canti" di Leopardi, mostrando grande empatia col poeta di Recanati, anche in ragione della sua biografia.