Benedetto Croce (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
Benedetto Croce (KROH-chay) was a philosopher and literary critic whose influence on modern thought is still being assessed. During World War II he was the outstanding spokesperson for individual freedom and the center of intellectual resistance to Fascism. For forty-two years his journal, La Critica, covered every important development in twentieth century thought. His philosophic and critical work is vast, amounting to more than seventy volumes.
Croce was the son of a wealthy landowner and a highly cultured woman who encouraged her son’s passion for books. He...
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