{"product_id":"a-test-of-powers-writings-on-criticism-and-literary-institutions-paperback","title":"A Test of Powers: Writings on Criticism and Literary Institutions - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFranco Fortini\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlberto Toscano\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFranco Fortini\u003c\/b\u003e (1917-94) was a poet, essayist, literary critic, Marxist intellectual, and translator of Brecht, Goethe, and Kafka, among others. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dogs of Sinai\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by Seagull Books. \u003cb\u003eAlberto Toscano\u003c\/b\u003e teaches at the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eFanaticism and Late Fascism\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe SAGE Handbook of Marxism\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 468\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47336753398009,"sku":"9781803095950","price":31.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/GGFaOhKrxX9781803095950.webp?v=1769671064","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/a-test-of-powers-writings-on-criticism-and-literary-institutions-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}