Italo Calvino
Subtitle: a journey toward postmodernism
By: Constance Markey
Series: Crosscurrents; Crosscurrents (Gainesville, Fla.)
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Gainesville, Fla
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9780813023007
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation; Critique et interprétation; Postmodernism (Literature); Postmodernisme (Littérature); LITERARY CRITICISM; European; Italian; Postmodernisme; Italian Literature; Romance Literatures; Languages & Literatures
Description: "This primer for Italo Calvino fans surveys the international author in English translation, appraising his place in world literature and tracing his development as a postmodern writer from the start of his career during World War II to his death in 1985"--BOOK JACKET. "Constance Markey, who knew Calvino personally, correlates details of his life with the growth of his thinking and artistry, using summaries and analyses of his novels, short stories, and essays to underscore the link between his life and work."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-152) and index.

English.
Table of contents: title: 1.; title: The Author and his Works -- -- 2.; title: First Steps in Neorealism -- -- 3.; title: Modernist Travels -- -- 4.; title: Fantasy Adventures -- -- 5.; title: Otherworld Explorations -- -- 6.; title: Final Journeys.