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Why Read the Classics?
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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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
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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