Why Read the Classics?: A Literary Collection of Warm, Insightful Essays on Beloved Favorites and Hidden Gems - Softcover

Calvino, Italo

 
9780544146372: Why Read the Classics?: A Literary Collection of Warm, Insightful Essays on Beloved Favorites and Hidden Gems
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0544146379 ISBN 13: 9780544146372
Verlag: Mariner Books, 2014

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 “All that can be done is for each one of us to invent our own ideal library of our classics.” —from Why Read the Classics?
 
Classics, according to Italo Calvino, are not only works of enduring cultural value, but also something much more personal: talismans, touchstones, books through which we understand our world and ourselves. In Why Read the Classics?, Calvino shares over thirty of his classics in essays of warmth, humor, and striking insight. He ranges from Homer to Jorge Luis Borges, from the Persian folklorist Nezami to Charles Dickens. Whether tracing the links between Ovid’s Metamorphoses and Alain Robbe-Grillet’s objectivity, discovering the origins of science fiction in the writings of Cyrano de Bergerac, or convincing us that the Italian novelist Carlo Emilio Gadda’s works are like artichokes, Calvino offers a new perspective on beloved favorites and introduces us to hidden gems.
 
 “This book serves as a welcome reminder that the great works are great because they can mean so much to readers, and Calvino is a most knowledgeable guide to all the best destinations.” —San Francisco Chronicle

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

ITALO CALVINO (1923–1985) attained worldwide renown as one of the twentieth century’s greatest storytellers. Born in Cuba, he was raised in San Remo, Italy, and later lived in Turin, Paris, Rome, and elsewhere. Among his many works are Invisible Cities, If on a winter’s night a traveler, The Baron in the Trees, and other novels, as well as numerous collections of fiction, folktales, criticism, and essays. His works have been translated into dozens of languages.

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Verlag
Mariner Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2014
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0544146379
ISBN 13 
9780544146372
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
288
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