La persuasione e la retorica

Il fiore del suo canto, del suo animo sicuro Testo del 1920, scritto come tesi di laurea, non arrivò mai davanti alla commissione d'esame per la prematura morte dell'autore, per suicidio. “Io mi spensi” , lasciò scritto Carlo Michelstaedter; e così i suoi contemporanei divennero posteri. La persuasion Leggi tutto

The best book I ever got the chance to read. I enjoyed every word and sometimes Ive put the book down just because I did not want to finish it and I was afraid I will never find something as amazing as this. I'm still looking.

Having finished his laurea thesis in philosophy, sent it by post to the university, 23 year-old Carlo Michelsteadler took a loaded pistol and made an end to his brief life through a 'Kirillovian' (after the fanatic Kirillov in Dostoyevsky's The Possessed), self-willed act of suicide. This way, he re Leggi tutto

A must read, perhaps a book that can guide an entire generation