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Cover of The Late Mattia Pascal

Modernism ยท Drama / fiction

The Late Mattia Pascal

by Luigi Pirandello. A major work by Luigi Pirandello exploring identity, performance, truth; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.

Date
1904
Origin
Italy
Era
Modernism
Genre
Drama / fiction
Difficulty
Moderate
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

Why it matters

A major work by Luigi Pirandello exploring identity, performance, truth; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded / modern canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.