The seven-year Zibaldone project has reached its primary objective. The first complete translation of Leopardi’s notebooks, under the auspices of the Leopardi Centre at Birmingham, was published in the US on 9 July 2013 (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) and in the UK on 1 August 2013 (Penguin).
Events
Professors Michael Caesar and Franco D'Intino took part in a series of events to promote the publication of Leopardi's Zibaldone in English:
- 29 March 2014: Seminar on the Zibaldone in English with 150 high school students from the Liceo Classico Cairoli, Varese: student presentations and a talk by Michael Caesar on translating the Zibaldone. Hosted by Salvatore Consolo.
- 2 December 2013: 'Literature and Life in Leopardi's Zibaldone.'' Italian Cultural Institute, New York. The editors are joined on this round table by Margaret Brose, Fabio Finotti, Nicola Gardini and Ann Goldstein.
- 20 November 2013: Michael Caesar: '"Sudate carte": Translating Leopardi's Zibaldone', Dante Alighieri Society of Birmingham, University of Birmingham (Ashley 322).
- 24 October 2013: Presentation by Franco D'Intino of the first complete English translation of the Zibaldone at the Italian Cultural Institute, New Delhi, with interventions from Vikram Seth and Ashok Vajpeyi.
- 17 October 2013: "Secret Leopardi: the first integral English translation of the Zibaldone". An event celebrating the first translation into English of Leopardi's Zibaldone: Italian Cultural Institute, London.
- 26 September 2013: "Antiquity after Modernity. Leopardi in English". An international seminar to present the English translation of Leopardi's Zibaldone: University of Pennsylvania.
- 25 September 2013: "Giacomo Leopardi's Zibaldone". An event celebrating the first translation into English of Leopardi's Zibaldone:The Italian Academy, Columbia University, New York.
- 23-24 September 2013: "Leopardi Today". An international conference to mark the publication of the English 'Zibaldone': Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut.
- 10 July 2013: 'The first complete English edition of Leopardi's Zibaldone'. Society for Italian Studies biennial conference, Durham University. Introduced by Carlo Caruso, with Gerard Slowey and Fabio Camilletti.
Book reviews
The Zibaldone in English has already received substantial coverage (including reviews and interviews) in a range of British, American and Italian newspapers and periodicals:
In English
In Italian