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A Test of Powers: Writings on Criticism and Literary Institutions
Franco Fortini
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Description for A Test of Powers: Writings on Criticism and Literary Institutions
Hardback. Translator(s): Toscano, Alberto. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 41. Weight in Grams: 850.
Originally published in Italian in 1965, A Test of Powers was immediately seen as one of the central texts of Italian intellectual life. By the time of the 1968 student revolts, it was clear that Franco Fortini had anticipated many of the themes and concerns of the New Left, which is no surprise, given that Fortini had spent more than two decades immersed in fierce ideological debates over anti-Fascism, organizing, the alliance between progressivism and literature, and other topics that found their way into A Test of Powers. In addition to politically focused essays, the book also features essays on ... Read more
Originally published in Italian in 1965, A Test of Powers was immediately seen as one of the central texts of Italian intellectual life. By the time of the 1968 student revolts, it was clear that Franco Fortini had anticipated many of the themes and concerns of the New Left, which is no surprise, given that Fortini had spent more than two decades immersed in fierce ideological debates over anti-Fascism, organizing, the alliance between progressivism and literature, and other topics that found their way into A Test of Powers. In addition to politically focused essays, the book also features essays on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Greenford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857423351
SKU
V9780857423351
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