Aldo Giorgio Gargani (1933 in

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. He studied

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'' in Pisa,

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, and Queen's College. He was professor of

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. He is considered to be the most important Italian scholar of

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authors to an Italian audience.

Works

* A. G. Gargani, , ed.Mimesis 2009 * A. G. Gargani, , ed.Cortina Raffaello 2008 * A. G. Gargani, , ed.Ets 2005 * A. G. Gargani, , ed. Plus 2003 * A. G. Gargani, , ed. Laterza 2002 * A. G. Gargani, , ed. Laterza 1999 * A. G. Gargani, , ed. Laterza 1998 * A. G. Gargani, , ed. Einaudi 1997 * A. G. Gargani, , ed. Laterza 1995 * A. G. Gargani, , ed. Guerini e Associati 1994

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Italian interview to Aldo Gargani, April 4, 2008
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