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.
| ISBN: | 9780141189703 |
| Publication date: | 28th May 2009 |
| Author: | Italo Calvino |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 277 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: general Literary companions, book reviews and guides |