Why Read the Classics?

This collection of posthumously published essays includes the title essay, in which Calvino makes a strong case for the reading--and re-reading--of classic literature. In the course of his argument, he touches on the works of Dickens, Flaubert, Voltaire, Stendahl, Henry James, Jorge Luis Borges, and Raymond Queneau. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.