A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.

Un classico è un libro che non ha mai finito di dire quel che had a dire.

Italo Calvino

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Topic

Power of literature Books

Author

Italo Calvino

Source

L'Espresso

Medium

Magazine

Language

Italian

Time

1981 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Journalist Writer

From

Italy Europe

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Original Citation

Calvino, Italo. "Perché leggere i classici? [Why Read the Classics?]" L'Espresso, 28 June 1981.

Current Citation

Calvino, Italo. Why Read the Classics? Penguin Classics, 2009.

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The pen is mightier than the sword.

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Era
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Dante. "Purgatorio [Purgatory]." La Comedia di Dante Alleghieri [The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri]. Foligno: Johann Numeister and Evangelista Angelini da Trevi, 1472.

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