Night and the Sublime in Giacomo Leopardi

affective already ancient anguish antichi appear beautiful calm canto cause chiara ciel cielo clear concept connection contrast cose critics della dì di festa Discorso dolce early essay evoke example experience expression fact feeling felt Flora happy heart Homer idea images imagination important indefinite infinite infinity Italian later Leopardi Leopardi's poem light lines luna man's mind mondo moon motif nature night nocturnal notte object ogni opening original Ossian pain passage pathetic perhaps più pleasure poem poesia poet poet's poeta poetic poetry present prose può quando question questo quoted reason reference scene seen sempre sensation sense sentimental sera del dì serene silence silenzio sonnet soul stars sublime suggested tempo tender terra things thoughts translation tutto universe vast vento verses vita write Zibaldone