Prof Francesco Orlando: 1 book
Obsolete Objects in the Literary Imagination
Ruins, Relics, Rarities, Rubbish, Uninhabited Places, and Hidden Treasures
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Translated here into English for the first time is a monumental work of literary history and criticism comparable in scope and achievement to Eric Auerbach’s Mimesis. Italian critic Francesco Orlando explores Western literature’s obsession with outmoded and nonfunctional objects (ruins, obsolete...
