Tyler's review
Six Memos for the Next Millennium
by Italo Calvino
Tyler's review
Six Memos for the Next Millennium by Italo Calvino
Tyler's review
rating:
Disclaimer: This is a book that is actually a compilation of memos Calvino prepared for a lecture he was about to give at Harvard before he died suddenly in 1985. This is purely academic, and a reflection of his thoughts of literature. Don't read this if you do not want to read critical essays.
Calvino intended to write six memos on characteristics he deemed critical for literature in order to survive into the next millennium. He unfortunately never finished writing the sixth memo.
The five memos are the following characteristics he discussed:
1. Lightness
2. Quickness
3. Exactitude
4. Visibility
5. Multiplicity
I found him to be a very interesting fellow with a huge breadth of knowledge. This book gave me a glimpse into his thoughts and ideas on what literature should be in order to be relevant into the new millennium.
Calvino intended to write six memos on characteristics he deemed critical for literature in order to survive into the next millennium. He unfortunately never finished writing the sixth memo.
The five memos are the following characteristics he discussed:
1. Lightness
2. Quickness
3. Exactitude
4. Visibility
5. Multiplicity
I found him to be a very interesting fellow with a huge breadth of knowledge. This book gave me a glimpse into his thoughts and ideas on what literature should be in order to be relevant into the new millennium.
