Italo Calvino's "Lezioni Americane" applied to his famous novel "Il Barone Rampante"

This article highlights the presence of two of Italo Calvino's lessons in his novel Il Barone Rampante [The Baron in the Trees]. In his Lezioni Americane [American Lessons] the author focuses on the main features of literature, and in particular lightness and visibility can be found in one of his most famous writings. After a brief explanation of the main characteristics of both lessons, some examples from the novel are given. Starting from some studies about Lezioni Americane and Il Barone Rampante, the aim of this research is to compare the two novels taking into account the thought of the author