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Writer and the People
Alberto Asor Rosa
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Description for Writer and the People
Hardback. Translator(s): Mandarini, Matteo. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Originally published in 1965, The Writer and the People was one of the key books in the revitalization and invigoration of the young Left in late-1960s Italy. Aiming to demystify the myth of populism, Alberto Asor Rosa takes on Marxism and its legacy, the relationship between Fascism and the Left, the prospects for militant anti-Fascism, and more. He does so through detailed reconstructions, analyses, and critiques of some of the central figures of modern Italian literature, including Giovanni Verga, Carlo Casola, Antonio Gramsci, and Pier Paolo Pasolini. Translated into English for the first time, The Writer and the People is ... Read more
Originally published in 1965, The Writer and the People was one of the key books in the revitalization and invigoration of the young Left in late-1960s Italy. Aiming to demystify the myth of populism, Alberto Asor Rosa takes on Marxism and its legacy, the relationship between Fascism and the Left, the prospects for militant anti-Fascism, and more. He does so through detailed reconstructions, analyses, and critiques of some of the central figures of modern Italian literature, including Giovanni Verga, Carlo Casola, Antonio Gramsci, and Pier Paolo Pasolini. Translated into English for the first time, The Writer and the People is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Greenford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857423429
SKU
V9780857423429
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About Alberto Asor Rosa
Alberto Asor Rosa is a writer and literary critic and professor emeritus of Italian literature at La Sapienza University of Rome. Matteo Mandarini is an independent researcher and translator.
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