Why Read The Classics? by Italo Calvino
Why Read The Classics?

Italo Calvino

Why Read The Classics?

Italo Calvino

277 pages first pub 1991 (editions)

nonfiction essays challenging reflective slow-paced
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WHY READ THE CLASSICS is a collection of 36 essays by Italo Calvino on the writers, poets and scientists who had meant most to him at different stages of his life. The pieces range in time from antiquity (Homer, Ovid) through early modern and Enli...

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3.63
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Moods

informative: 88%

reflective: 50%

challenging: 27%

inspiring: 22%

funny: 11%

lighthearted: 11%

relaxing: 11%

adventurous: 5%


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6% of readers chose fast
50% of readers chose medium
43% of readers chose slow
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