| The Mind of Italo Calvino: A Critical Exploration of His Thought and Writings Contributor(s): Cavallaro, Dani (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786447664 ISBN-13: 9780786447664 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| Dewey: 853.914 |
| LCCN: 2010004810 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.65 lbs) 210 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: At the time of his death, Italo Calvino was internationally regarded as one of Italy's greatest twentieth century writers. His approach to literature was remarkably adventurous, and he produced a thought-provoking oeuvre. It invited readers to engage themselves with radical thoughts and philosophies, an approach lamentably scarce in contemporary global culture. This book examines Calvino's works of fiction in the context of the philosophical ideas he advanced in his theoretical and critical works. His was an extraordinarily versatile mind, keen on experimenting with a dazzling variety of both fiction and nonfiction forms. |