Leopardi (1880), a memoir followed by bitter controversies over the author's self-congratulation, the overabundance of details unfavorable to the poet's memory and the absence of reflections on his intellectual greatness. However, though inaccurate and inappropriate in some descriptions, he offered a testimony of the biographical events of the two friends. In 1861, Ranieri was elected as a Member of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy, being repeatedly confirmed until 1881. On 16 November 1882, he became a Senator of the Kingdom of Italy. He died in Portici (Naples) on 4 January 1888. References Bibliography 1806 births 1888 deaths 19th-century Italian historians Giacomo Leopardi Deputies of Legislature VIII of the Kingdom of Italy Deputies of Legislature IX of the Kingdom of Italy Deputies of Legislature X of the Kingdom of Italy Deputies of Legislature XI of the Kingdom of Italy Deputies of Legislature XII of the Kingdom of Italy Deputies of Legislature XIII of the Kingdom of Italy Deputies of Legislature XIV of the Kingdom of Italy Members of the Senate of the Kingdom of Italy 19th-century Italian novelists 19th-century Italian male writers Italian memoirists 19th-century Neapolitan people 19th-century memoirists