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CHAPTER THREE: THE LITERATURE OF FAILURE: I. The author and his public.

A chapter from the book "Enrico Annibale Butti: The Predicament of the Minor Writer" is presented. It states that the space Butti, an Italian author, has created between himself and his readers/audience shows his struggle to remain isolated. To him it seems as though public approval might corrupt th...

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Published in:Enrico Annibale Butti: The Predicament of the Minor Writer pp. 65 - 74
Format: Article
Published: Digitalia Publishing Corp. 1994
Subjects:
Butti, Enrico Annibale
Authors
Readers
Italian literature
Italian authors
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Summary:A chapter from the book "Enrico Annibale Butti: The Predicament of the Minor Writer" is presented. It states that the space Butti, an Italian author, has created between himself and his readers/audience shows his struggle to remain isolated. To him it seems as though public approval might corrupt the moral tone of his work. As claimed, his isolation allows him to maintain his illusion of moral superiority.