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In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Hainsworth and David Robey examine Italian literature from the Middle Ages to the present day. They discuss the works of major figures from Dante to Calvino and a wide range of other authors, bringing out the distinctive qualities and importance of each. The book progresses through a series of defining themes and issues: tradition, theory, politics, secularism, and the position of women, all seen in the context of Italy’s troubled and complex history. The result is a new, informative, and readable perspective on one of the great literatures of Europe.