Why Read the Classics?

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Author: Calvino, ItaloISBN: 9780141189703Publisher: Penguin UKYear first published: 30 Jun 2009Pages: 288 Format: Paperback / softbackNew to Penguin Modern ClassicsWhy Read the Cla ssics? 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. Show more