Gian Carlo Ferretti - Giulia Iannuzzi, Storie di uomini e libri

Abstract

Anyone who is familiar with the history of Italian publishing will have come across the name of Gian Carlo Ferretti. He is one of the leading critics and scholars in the field and has engaged in extensive research since the sixties, writing an impressive number of volumes and contributions – among them, the seminal text Storia dell’editoria letteraria in Italia, 1945-2003, published by Einaudi in 2004. Storie di uomini e libri, co-authored with Giulia Iannuzzi, relates to the line of research opened and developed by Ferretti throughout his life on the relation between literature, market, and cultural production. The premise of this volume, and of Ferretti’s entire work, is that literature, culture, and publishing industry are inextricably linked...