Editing Giacomo Leopardi (section)

====''Il tramonto della Luna''====
''Il tramonto della Luna'' ("The Waning of the Moon"), the last canto, was composed by Leopardi in Naples shortly before his death. The moon wanes, leaving nature in total darkness, just as youth passes away leaving life dark and derelict. The poet seems to presage the imminence of his own death.

In 1845, Ranieri published the definitive edition of the ''Canti'' according to the will of the author.