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The uses of literature
essays
By Calvino, Italo
- ISBN
- 978-0-15193-205-4
- Publisher
- San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1986.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on September 15, 1986
Written between 1966 and 1982, these 31 essays are divided into two parts. The first 11 essays deal with theoretical questions such as the relation of philosophy and literature, definitions of genres (comedy, eroticism, fantasy), and levels of reality in literature; the re...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
