Pancrazi, Pietro
Pancrazi, Pietro (1893–1952),Italian literary critic, journalist, and writer. Primarily known for his penetrating critical essays, Pancrazi left two collections of tales, L'Esopo moderno (The Modern Aesop, 1930) and Donne e buoi dei paesi tuoi (Women and Oxen of your Home Countries, 1934). Many of Pancrazi's tales, especially the ‘Aesopian’ ones, are short and amusing, but do not disguise the author's social commentary and ironic intent, as seen in ‘Le età dell'uomo’ (‘The Age of Man’), ‘Politica del pipistrello’ (‘The Politics of the Overcoat’), and ‘Critici’ (‘Critics’).
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