«Ogni minimo errore esce vergognoso, e spesso anche fa gran danno al componimento, e all’onor dell’autore». Giacomo Leopardi’s Publishing Habits

Abstract

Leopardi's didn’t neglect properly editorial and book aspects of his literary work. In this context, it becomes significant to conduct in-depth research aimed at reconstructing the author's publishing habits. In his Epistolario, Leopardi talks to printers, publishers and cultural organizers, but also with friends and relatives, recipients of recounts and comments on some episodes of his experience in the world of printing. Through letters it is possible to identify the peculiar position of Leopardi as a writer within the Italian publishing and tipographical scene.