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Poet, novelist, theorist, playwright, translator, politician, and teacher, Edoardo Sanguineti (1930-2010) is one of the most original and influential Italian intellectuals of the second post-war period. An ardent and unremitting historical materialist, he investigated the links between language and ideology, literature and the other arts, together with their functions within the logic of late capitalism. The extraordinary range of his creative work persistently defies conventional aesthetic notions. With their variety of topics and critical perspectives, the essays assembled in this volume explore both the relevance of his theoretical postures and the ideological and formal fabric of his literary production. They highlight his subversive objectives, the complexity of the language, the astonishing linguistic ingenuity, metaliterary significance, whimsical disposition, and provocative social critique. Testimonials by Sanguineti's colleagues and students, presented here in English translation, offer a portrait of the man, his temperament and his distinctiveness, and provide a personal view of the life and work of a brilliant intellectual.

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary studies: general

• Full title: Edoardo Sanguineti
• Author: John Picchione
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 252
• EAN: 9781907975783
• ISBN: 1907975780
• ID: 05028447
• Publisher: Maney Publishing
• Weight: 810 g
• Dimensions: 249 × 173 × 18 mm
• Date of publishing: 31. May 2013

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