Why Read the Classics?
by Italo Calvino
Title:
Why Read the Classics?
Author:
Italo Calvino
Series (if any):
Penguin Modern Classics
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
288 pages
Publisher:
TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale
ISBN-13:
9780141189703
EAN:
9780141189703
Classifications:
Biography and non-fiction prose
Weight (g):
332
Dimensions (mm):
198 x 127 x 17
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£9.07
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Description
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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