On April 14, at 14:00, within the framework of the project “I Love Georgian - My State Language!”, a public lecture will be held by Luigi Magarotto - Italian Kartvelologist, translator, professor at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, and foreign member of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences - titled: European Romanticism: Nikoloz Baratashvili (1817–1845) and Giacomo Leopardi (1798–1837).

Nikoloz Baratashvili and Giacomo Leopardi developed as poets in completely different contexts; however, in the works of both Romantic poets, the mysterious voice of nature holds a significant place.

As the scholar notes, unlike Baratashvili, the worldview of the twenty-year-old Leopardi appears more instinctive and resolute.

From Nikoloz Baratashvili’s works, Luigi Magarotto will discuss the poem “The Fate of Kartli” as well as the following poems: “Merani,” “The Grave of King Irakli,” and “The Hyacinth and the Hermit.”

The meeting will be held online.