The Mind of Italo Calvino : A Critical Exploration of His Thought and Writings

Cavallaro, Dani

McFarland & Co Inc（2010/04発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 210 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780786447664
• DDC分類 853.914

Full Description

At the time of his death, Italo Calvino was internationally regarded as one of Italy's greatest twentieth century writers. His approach to literature was remarkably adventurous, and he produced a thought-provoking oeuvre. It invited readers to engage themselves with radical thoughts and philosophies, an approach lamentably scarce in contemporary global culture.

This book examines Calvino's works of fiction in the context of the philosophical ideas he advanced in his theoretical and critical works. His was an extraordinarily versatile mind, keen on experimenting with a dazzling variety of both fiction and nonfiction forms.

Contents

Table of Contents

Preface     

1. The World of Italo Calvino     

2. Reimagining History: Our Ancestors     

3. Eccentric Cosmologies: Cosmicomics and Time and the Hunter     

4. The Endless Journey: Invisible Cities     

5. Structures and Their Explosion: The Castle of Crossed Destinies     

6. Science and Play: Mr. Palomar and Numbers in the Dark     

7. The Universal Library: If on a winter's night a traveler     

8. Empire of the Senses: Under the Jaguar Sun     

Bibliography     

Index