Eugenio Bolongaro. Italo Calvino and the Compass of Literature. From: Italica | Date: June 22, 2004| Author: Gabriele, Tommasina | COPYRIGHT 2004 American Association of Teachers of Italian. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Eugenio Bolongaro. Italo Calvino and the Compass of Literature. Toronto: Toronto UP, 2003.

Eugenio Bolongaro's text on Italo Calvino stands out for its clear and unapologetic determination to position four of Calvino's texts in their socio-cultural moment (83). These texts are I giovani del Po, the fantastic trilogy (Il visconte dimezzato, Il barone rampante, Il cavaliere inesistente), and La giornata di uno scrutatore. Although some of Calvino's works, especially the so...

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