The correspondence between Franco Fortini and Carlo Cassola covers a wide range of time, from 1955 to 1981 and focuses on three core themes: the journey to China in 1955 and the writing of two reportages on this topic; the events of 1965 and the literary fervour arisen around left-wing journals; Cassola’s poetic and literary production, enriched with Fortini’s critical notes. However, and the same time, the correspondence between Cassola and Fortini also shows the birth (and developments) of a complex relationship, characterized by friendship and reciprocal influence, that involves two among the most well-known figures of the twentieth century. The correspondence represents a unique resource for the analysis of the legacy, poetics and cultural background of the two great authors.
University of Siena, Italy
Book Title
Un bisogno di complementarità
Book Subtitle
Il carteggio Cassola-Fortini
Editors
Giada Perciballi
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
162
Publication Year
2023
Copyright Information
© 2023 Author(s)
Content License
Metadata License
Publisher Name
Firenze University Press, USiena Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0019-6
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0018-9
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0019-6
eISBN (epub)
979-12-215-0020-2
Series Title
Carteggi e materiali del Centro Interdipartimentale di ricerca Franco Fortini
Series ISSN
2975-0385
Series E-ISSN
2975-0237