Paradise of cities : Venice in the 19th century
- Type:
- boek
- Titel:
- Paradise of cities : Venice in the 19th century
- Jaar:
- 2003
- Onderwerp:
- Intellectuals Biography
Venice (Italy) Civilization
Venice (Italy) Intellectual life
Venetië; cultuurgeschiedenis; 19de eeuw - Taal:
- Engels
- Uitgever:
- New York : Doubleday, 2003
- Plaatsnummer:
- GUISL.VDB 940.111 (Museum Dr. Guislain)
- ISBN:
- 0385509049
- Paginering:
- Xxiv, 336 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
- Editie:
- 1st ed.
- Samenvatting:
- "John Julius Norwich, the author of A History of Venice, traces the transformation of Venice from a proud independent state into a dazzling dreamscape that attracted artists, writers, and composers from around the world. In a strikingly effective departure from straight narrative history, he tells the story of Venice through the experiences and reactions of such famous nineteenth-century visitors as Napoleon Bonaparte, Lord Byron, John Ruskin, Henry James, Richard Wagner, James Whistler, and Robert Browning." "Paradise of Cities is at once a history and a travel guide. Filled with vintage photographs and full-color reproductions of period paintings, it conveys both the misfortune of Venice's decline and the magnificence of its eternal beauty."--Jacket
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