{"product_id":"a-test-of-powers-franco-fortini-9781803095950","title":"A Test of Powers: Writings on Criticism and Literary Institutions","description":"\u003cb\u003eA foundational work of Italian intellectual life that blends political essays and literary criticism, anticipating key debates of the New Left and exploring the intersection of ideology and literature.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Originally published in Italian in 1965, \u003ci\u003eA Test of Powers\u003c\/i\u003e was immediately seen as one of the central texts of Italian intellectual life. By the time of the 1968 student revolts, it was clear that Franco Fortini had anticipated many of the themes and concerns of the New Left, which was no surprise, given that Fortini had spent more than two decades immersed in fierce ideological debates over anti-Fascism, organizing the alliance between progressivism and literature and other topics that found their way into \u003ci\u003eA Test of Powers\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to politically focused essays, the book also features writings on a range of authors who influenced Fortini, including Franz Kafka, Boris Pasternak, Eric Auerbach, Marcel Proust, and Bertolt Brecht.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Franco Fortini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1803095954\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781803095950\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seagull Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.70d","brand":"Franco Fortini","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46927907291391,"sku":"9781803095950","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ef034e03-9ed9-48be-b262-6f8e93936c0d.jpg?v=1749373340","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-test-of-powers-franco-fortini-9781803095950","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}