Why Read the Classics? by Italo Calvino
"There is a particular potency in the work which can be forgotten in itself but which leaves its seed behind in us." --- Italo Calvino
Description: 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, this is an absorbing collection of witty and passionate criticism. The thirty-six essays include thoughts on Homer, Hemingway, Borges, Tolstoy and Twain.
Details: Paperback, 278 pp. Measures 13 x 19.6cm.
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