Lettera di Lord Chandos - Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Giancarlo Lacchin • BookLikes (ISBN:8884835216)

Lettera di Lord Chandos

by: Hugo von Hofmannsthal (author) Giancarlo Lacchin (author)

Format: paperback

ISBN: 9788884835215 (8884835216)

Publish date: 2008

Publisher: Mimesis

Edition language: Italian

Category:

Classics, Academic, School, Literature, European Literature, Literary Fiction, German Literature, Short Stories, Canon

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Randolph "Dilda" Carter rated it

11 years ago

http://Gumbywan.booklikes.com Randolph "Dilda" Carter 3.5 Loss of Words

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I can only rate three stars because other than Lord Chandos Letter itself, actually only 10% of the book, spoke to me. It is a letter to a friend explaining why words no longer can express anything he sees or feels, so he decides to abandon words altogether. There is a certain irony to the "story" i...

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AC rated it

13 years ago

http://AC.booklikes.com AC 5.0

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Five stars because it is an important work. I only read the introduction and the "Letter".

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MochaMike rated it

13 years ago

http://MochaMike.booklikes.com MochaMike 4.0

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At a minimum, readers intending to read Enrique Vila-Matas’ Bartleby & Co. would be well-advised not only to read (or reread) Bartleby, the Scrivener, but also the last story in this collection. It mattersCavalry Soldier—A sergeant imagines his future as he advances with his squadron through skirmis...

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