Calvino e le interviste

This article focuses on the corpus of interviews with Calvino recently edited by Luca Baranelli, highlighting the variety of topics discussed, including his personal relationship with Vittorini and his ties with the United States, the Sessantotto and literary traditions. Special attention is dedicated at the end of the article to Calvino's own comments on his works which emerged in various interviews. eccentric of the Cinquecento, the multi-faceted Florentine writer Anton Francesco Doni. An examination is made of the events leading up to the elusive translation of the Macaronee, mentioned by Doni in a letter to Francesco Reveslate, in light of new studies regarding the identity of the author of the translation, Basilio Betta Rossa. Then, taking into account previous critical studies, an analysis is presented of the 'gabbione' ('big cage') episode in the Zucca, the entry dedicated to Niccolo Liburnio in Libraria and the cryptic citations contained in the Ragionamento delta stampa oilMarmi.