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The Written World and the Unwritten World: Essays

by Italo Calvino

Essays on literature across eras and traditions

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    Praise from Publishers Weekly

    Publishers Weekly praises Calvino’s prose and says the anthology will delight fans.

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Essays on literature across eras and traditions

This collection brings together essays, forewords, articles, and interviews by Italo Calvino on how literature is written, read, and interpreted. Its scope ranges from classic to contemporary works and from literary tradition to the avant-garde, with attention to translation and to literature’s place in a changing world. The description names discussions of works by Mikhail Bakhtin and Bertolt Brecht, suggesting a collection that connects questions about literary practice with particular writers and texts. The varied formats offer several routes into Calvino’s reflections, rather than presenting a single continuous argument.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in Italo Calvino’s thinking about writing, reading, and interpretation
  • Those exploring literary criticism across classic and contemporary works
  • Readers interested in translation and the relationship between tradition and the avant-garde

Themes

Reading and writingLiterary interpretationTranslationTradition and the avant-gardeLiterature in a changing world

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Book overview

"Wonderful... Calvino's prose is sparkling as ever, and he approaches ideas with wit and an open mind, always ready to challenge a stale point of view. This anthology will delight Calvino fans old and new." --Publishers Weekly

A rich collection of essays offering an extraordinary global view of Calvino's approach to writing, reading, and interpreting literature.

An extraordinary collection of essays, forewords, articles, and interviews, The Written World and the Unwritten World displays the remarkable intelligence and razor-sharp wit of prolific Italian writer Italo Calvino as he explores the meaning of literature in a rapidly changing world. From classics to contemporary literature, from tradition to the avant-garde, Calvino masterfully explores reading, writing, and translating through careful and illuminating discussion of the works of Bakhtin, Brecht, Cort

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