The Uses of Literature - Hardcover

Calvino, Italo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0544313151 ISBN 13: 9780544313156

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 1987

Synopsis

In these widely praised essays Calvino discusses literature as process, the great narrative game in the course of which writer and reader are challenged to understand the world. He discusses literature in relation to science, philosophy, and politics and analyzes aspects of the works of the great classical writers of the past. The collection concludes with tributes to contemporary writers. The literary intersests and critical insights expressed here are an important contribution to an understanding of the uses of litertature and to a comprehension of the work of a modern master.

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About the Author:

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.

Synopsis:

This essay collection discusses literature in relation to science, philosophy, and politics in studies of great classical works and tributes to such contemporary writers as Eugenio Montale, Roland Barthes, and Marianne Moore.

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0544313151
• ISBN 13: 9780544313156
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 348