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Why Read the Classics?

By Italo Calvino
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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Why Read the Classics? by Italo Calvino explores the enduring relevance and significance of great literature. The author offers a collection of essays highlighting various classic works and elucidates their importance in understanding culture and human experience. Through insightful analysis, Calvino invites readers to rediscover the timeless value of these literary masterpieces.
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This book may appeal to you if you love exploring timeless literary works through the eyes of a master storyteller. It inspires readers to delve into classics, offering insights and reflections that illuminate their enduring relevance and charm.

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Why Read the Classics?

Beginning with an essay on the attributes that define a classic, this collection provides the author's criticism.

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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.

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Why Read the Classics? by Italo Calvino is praised for its insightful and stimulating exploration of classic literature. Reviewers commend Calvino’s engaging writing style and capacity to inspire readers to rediscover or newly explore seminal works. His understanding of literature's enduring power is highlighted as an invitation to revisit forgotten gems or re-read familiar works with fresh eyes.

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ISBN: 9780141189703

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 May 2009

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

  • Revised by Martin McLaughlin

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 212g

Pages: 288

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Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir Italo Calvino Non-Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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About the Author

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 died in Siena in 1985. Martin L. McLaughlin is Professor of Italian and Fiat-Serena Professor of Italian Studies at the University of Oxford where he is a Fellow of Magdalen College. In addition to his published academic works he is the English translator of Umberto Eco and Italo Calvino among many others.

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