IN THE EAR OF THOSE WHO LISTEN TO THEM. LEOPARDI AND TOMMASEO IN THE FACE OF WOMEN'S FOLK SINGING

This article compares the ways in which Tommaseo and Leopardi considered folk traditions, in particular the specific case of female weavers' songs and poems. Though stemming from different premises and aimed at equally unrelated endeavours, the attention that they both paid to the daily rhythms of the community transformed into poetry, represents a strong junction point between two parallel literary experiences.