Why read the classics?
Calvino, Italo, 1923-19852009
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In this collection of 36 essays, Italo Calvino explores the definition of what is classic literature, and surveys works that range from early modern Europe and antiquity to the 19th century novel and contemporary classics.
Main title:
Why read the classics? / Italo Calvino ; translated by Martin McLaughlin.
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London : Penguin, 2009.
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x, 277 p. ; 20 cm.
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This translation originally published: London: Jonathan Cape, 1999.Includes bibliographical references and index.Translated from the Italian.
ISBN:
9780141189703 (pbk)
Dewey class:
809A809 CAL
Local class:
809
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EnglishItalian
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BRN:
34344