Heretical Empiricism
Late Italian film director Pasolini was a controversial figure on the Italian cultural scene, as this collection of 31 previously untranslated essays, articles, and miscellaneous pieces shows. An avowed Marxist and yet, as the title implies, a "heretical" one, he borrowed freely from many schools of belief to formulate his theories on literature, film, and linguistics. The translation seems adequate, but individual pieces sometimes go beyond the abstract to the abstruse and are heavy going. Because of Pasolini's prominence, however, it is recommended for comprehensive collections. Roy Liebman, California State Univ. Lib., Los AngelesCopyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.