Why Read the Classics? |
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Author:
| Calvino, Italo |
Translator:
| Parks, Tim Creagh, Patrick McLaughlin, Martin Weaver, William |
Series title: | Penguin Modern Classics Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-14-118970-3 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2009 |
Publisher: | Penguin Books, Limited
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $22.99 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.