A literary tour of Italy

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Tim Parks: A literary tour of Italy (2016)

387 pages

English language

Published Jan. 21, 2016

ISBN:
978-1-84688-391-0
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OCLC Number:
951712494

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LITERARY ESSAYS. An acclaimed author of novels and short stories, Tim Parks - who was described in a recent review as "one of the best living writers of English" - has delighted audiences around the world with his finely observed writings on all aspects of Italian life and customs. This volume contains a selection of his best essays on the literature of his adopted country.From Boccaccio and Machiavelli through to Moravia and Tabucchi, from the Stil Novo to Divisionism, across centuries of history and intellectual movements, these essays will give English readers, and lovers of the Bel Paese and its culture, the lay of the literary land of Italy.

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Subjects

  • Italian literature
  • Italian Authors
  • History and criticism