| The Uses of Literature Contributor(s): Calvino, Italo (Author) |
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ISBN: 0544313151 ISBN-13: 9780544313156 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $31.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1987 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory - Literary Criticism | Comparative Literature - Literary Criticism | Shakespeare |
| Dewey: 800 |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.30 lbs) 348 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In these widely praised essays, Calvino reflects on literature as process, the great narrative game in the course of which writer and reader are challenged to understand the world. Calvino himself made the selection of pieces to be included in this volume. Translated by Patrick Creagh. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book |