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Why Read the Classics?
Italo Calvino
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Description for Why Read the Classics?
Paperback. Beginning with an essay on the attributes that define a classic, this collection provides the author's criticism. Translator(s): Parks, Tim; McLaughlin, Martin; Creagh, Patrick; Weaver, William. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DN; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224.
Why Read the Classics? is an elegant defence of the value of great literature by one of the finest authors of the last century. Beginning with an essay on the attributes that define a classic (number one - classics are those books that people always say they are 'rereading', not 'reading'), this is an absorbing collection of Italo Calvino's witty and passionate criticism.
Why Read the Classics? is an elegant defence of the value of great literature by one of the finest authors of the last century. Beginning with an essay on the attributes that define a classic (number one - classics are those books that people always say they are 'rereading', not 'reading'), this is an absorbing collection of Italo Calvino's witty and passionate criticism.
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141189703
SKU
V9780141189703
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About Italo Calvino
Italo Calvino, one of Italy's finest postwar writers, has delighted readers around the world with his deceptively simple, fable-like stories. He was born in Cuba in 1923 and raised in San Remo, Italy; he fought for the Italian Resistance from 1943-45. His major works include Cosmicomics (1968), Invisible Cities (1972), and If on a winter's night a traveler (1979). He ... Read more
Reviews for Why Read the Classics?
'Enthusiasm and intelligence: these are the essential qualities of the critic. Calvino, himself a novelist of rare quality, possessed both generously. This is a book to read for itself, and also because it will send you back to other books to read, either again in a new way, or for the first time... Superb' Daily Telegraph 'This volume itself ... Read more