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Author : Apuleius
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Fable of Cupid and Psyche written by Apuleius and published by . This book was released on 1795 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John A. Pinto
Publisher : University Press of New England
ISBN 13 : 0875981720
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (759 download)
Download or read book City of the Soul written by John A. Pinto and published by University Press of New England. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: City of the Soul critically examines how an international cast of visitors fashioned Rome's image, visual and literary, in the century between 1770 and 1870 - from the era of the Grand Tour to the onset of mass tourism. The Eternal City emerges not only as an intensely physical place but also as a romantic idea onto which artists and writers projected their own imaginations and longings. The book will appeal to a wide audience of readers interested in the history of art, architecture, and photography, the Romantic poets, and other writers from Byron to Henry James. It will also attract the interest of historians of urbanism, landscape, and Italy. Nonspecialists and armchair travelers will enjoy the diverse literary and artistic responses to Rome.
Author : Barry Fulton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781981329632
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (296 download)
Download or read book Behind the Seventh Veil written by Barry Fulton and published by . This book was released on 2018-02-28 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Behind the Seventh Veil is the third in the Thomas Sebastian Scott Espionage Mystery series: #1 Flame--Artists, Hackers, Lovers, and Spies (2014); #2 The Lady is Bugged (2015). His friends feared him lost in the coup,But from Istanbul to Austria he flew.Please tell me more,Why the detour?A fraulein, methinks,to pursue?A long-lost erotic film discovered in Pittsburgh leading to the search for a descendent of Emperor Franz Josef of Austria, the disappearance of a rogue NSA cyber-spy in Turkey, a West Virginia artist witnessing a ritual Japanese suicide in New York, the assassination of a top general in Iran, a secret revealed from a youthful dalliance by a beloved priest, an airport bomb blast in Istanbul leading to incarceration in an ancient sanatorium, and a surprising conclusion involving an undercover British agent, an eager American intelligence analyst, and a return to the Austrian village of St. Wolfgang by Thomas Sebastian Scott.
Author : Anthony F. D’Elia
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674053729
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)
Download or read book A Sudden Terror written by Anthony F. D’Elia and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-11-15 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1468, on the final night of Carnival in Rome, Pope Paul II sat enthroned above the boisterous crowd, when a scuffle caught his eye. His guards had intercepted a mysterious stranger trying urgently to convey a warning—conspirators were lying in wait to slay the pontiff. Twenty humanist intellectuals were quickly arrested, tortured on the rack, and imprisoned in separate cells in the damp dungeon of Castel Sant’Angelo. Anthony D’Elia offers a compelling, surprising story that reveals a Renaissance world that witnessed the rebirth of interest in the classics, a thriving homoerotic culture, the clash of Christian and pagan values, the contest between republicanism and a papal monarchy, and tensions separating Christian Europeans and Muslim Turks. Using newly discovered sources, he shows why the pope targeted the humanists, who were seen as dangerously pagan in their Epicurean morals and their Platonic beliefs about the soul and insurrectionist in their support of a more democratic Church. Their fascination with Sultan Mehmed II connected them to the Ottoman Turks, enemies of Christendom, and the love of the classical world tied them to recent rebellious attempts to replace papal rule with a republic harking back to the glorious days of Roman antiquity. From the cosmetic-wearing, parrot-loving pontiff to the Turkish sultan, savage in war but obsessed with Italian culture, D’Elia brings to life a Renaissance world full of pageantry, mayhem, and conspiracy and offers a fresh interpretation of humanism as a dynamic communal movement.
Author : Mary T. Boatwright
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691002185
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Hadrian and the City of Rome written by Mary T. Boatwright and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The description for this book, Hadrian and the City of Rome, will be forthcoming.
Author : Wander Stories
Publisher : WanderStories
ISBN 13 : 9949553881
Total Pages : 61 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (495 download)
Download or read book Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome written by Wander Stories and published by WanderStories. This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dear Traveler, Welcome to the WanderStories™ tour of the Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome. We are now ready to take you on your personal tour of this world famous landmark. We, at WanderStories™, are storytellers. We don’t tell you where to eat or sleep, we don’t intend to replace a typical travel reference guide. Our mission is to be the best local guide that you would wish to have by your side when visiting the sights. So, we meet you at the sight and take you on a tour. WanderStories™ travel guides are unique because our storytelling style puts you alongside the best local guide who tells you fascinating stories and unusual facts recreating the passion and sacrifice that forged the beauty of these places right here in front of you, while a wealth of high quality photos, historic pictures, and illustrations brings your tour vividly to life. Our promise: • when you visit the Castel Sant’Angelo with this travel guide you will have the best local guide at your fingertips • when you read this travel guide in the comfort of your armchair you will feel as if you are actually visiting the Castel Sant’Angelo with the best local guide Let’s go! Your guide, WanderStories
Author : Michael Bury
Publisher : Virago Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Print in Italy, 1550-1620 written by Michael Bury and published by Virago Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tiffany Parks
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062644548
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (626 download)
Download or read book Midnight in the Piazza written by Tiffany Parks and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mysteries abound in this exciting race through Rome! Beatrice Archer may love history, and Rome may be chock-full of it, but that doesn’t mean she wants to move there! Too bad Beatrice’s father got a job as the head of the history department at the American Academy in Rome—now, Beatrice has no choice but to get used to the idea. When she arrives in Rome she explores her new city as much as she can, but it isn’t until she hears talk of a strange neighborhood legend that Beatrice perks up. A centuries-old unsolved mystery about the beautiful turtle fountain outside her window? Sounds like fun! Before Beatrice has a chance to explore, though, she sees a dark figure emerge from the shadows of the square in the middle of the night—and steal the famous turtle sculptures that give the fountain its name. When no one believes her story, Beatrice knows that it’s up to her to solve the crime and restore the turtles to their rightful place. With the help of her new friend Marco, she navigates a world of unscrupulous ambassadors, tricky tutors, and international art thieves to unravel one of Roman history’s greatest dramas—before another priceless work of art is stolen.
Author : Dianne Bennett
Publisher : Curious Traveler Press
ISBN 13 : 0615279988
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (152 download)
Download or read book Rome the Second Time written by Dianne Bennett and published by Curious Traveler Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for the tourist seeking a fresh, authentic, Roman experience, this intimate, stimulating guide explores Rome's splendid modern architecture, its bustling close-in neighborhoods, and its rivers, magnificent fountains, and aqueducts. Itineraries take the reader to Fascist and occupied Rome of World War II, the nearby Alban Hills, and the Eternal City's lesser-known green spaces. Innovative chapters feature cultural and artistic Rome, including art galleries, jazz clubs, film locations, and rooftop bars--even places that offer a sumptuous (and free) "vernissage" of wine and hors d'oeuvres. With Bill and Dianne as guides-their voices part of the experience-the curious traveler will discover a housing project built under Mussolini; ascend a little-known holy Roman road on the city's outskirts; spend an evening in the out-of-the-way, artsy neighborhood of Pigneto; enjoy a trattoria where only Italians eat; and, among the book's many informative, creative "sidebars," find in one the troubling story of Rome's Jewish community, and in another locate sites in "Angels & Demons." 16 maps, 70 photos, an index, and detailed directions and instructions (including websites) make this "new" Rome easily accessible. For the frugally-minded, at times adventurous (at times armchair) traveler. Foreword by Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni.
Author : Judith Testa
Publisher : Northern Illinois University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501756745
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)
Download or read book An Art Lover's Guide to Florence written by Judith Testa and published by Northern Illinois University Press. This book was released on 2012-09-15 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No city but Florence contains such an intense concentration of art produced in such a short span of time. The sheer number and proximity of works of painting, sculpture, and architecture in Florence can be so overwhelming that Florentine hospitals treat hundreds of visitors each year for symptoms brought on by trying to see them all, an illness famously identified with the French author Stendhal. While most guidebooks offer only brief descriptions of a large number of works, with little discussion of the historical background, Judith Testa gives a fresh perspective on the rich and brilliant art of the Florentine Renaissance in An Art Lover's Guide to Florence. Concentrating on a number of the greatest works, by such masters as Botticelli and Michelangelo, Testa explains each piece in terms of what it meant to the people who produced it and for whom they made it, deftly treating the complex interplay of politics, sex, and religion that were involved in the creation of those works. With Testa as a guide, armchair travelers and tourists alike will delight in the fascinating world of Florentine art and history.
Author : Benvenuto Cellini
Publisher : London : J.C. Nimmo
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Life of Benvenuto Cellini written by Benvenuto Cellini and published by London : J.C. Nimmo. This book was released on 1888 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kristin Beck
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593101561
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (931 download)
Download or read book Courage, My Love written by Kristin Beck and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Nazi occupation of Rome begins, two courageous young women are plunged deep into the Italian Resistance to fight for their freedom in this captivating debut novel. Rome, 1943 Lucia Colombo has had her doubts about fascism for years, but as a single mother in an increasingly unstable country, politics are for other people--she needs to focus on keeping herself and her son alive. Then the Italian government falls and the German occupation begins, and suddenly, Lucia finds that complacency is no longer an option. Francesca Gallo has always been aware of injustice and suffering. A polio survivor who lost her father when he was arrested for his anti-fascist politics, she came to Rome with her fiancé to start a new life. But when the Germans invade and her fiancé is taken by the Nazis, Francesca decides she has only one option: to fight back. As Lucia and Francesca are pulled deeper into the struggle against the Nazi occupation, both women learn to resist alongside the partisans to drive the Germans from Rome. But as winter sets in, the occupation tightens its grip on the city, and the resistance is in constant danger. In the darkest days, Francesca and Lucia face their pasts, find the courage to love, and maintain hope for a future that is finally free.
Author : Charles L. Stinger
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253212085
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (12 download)
Download or read book The Renaissance in Rome written by Charles L. Stinger and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1998-09-22 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Probes the basic attitudes, the underlying values and the core convictions that Rome's intellectuals and artists experienced, lived for, and believed in from Pope Eugenius IV's reign to the Eternal City in 1443 to the sacking of 1527.
Author : Clemente Manenti
Publisher : Konemann
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Castles in Italy written by Clemente Manenti and published by Konemann. This book was released on 2001 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noble knights, haughty chatelaines and their castles are something we encounter in our earliest readings of fairy tales. The picture they give of the Middle Ages is glamorous but rather short on realism. This book brings to life the genuine everyday life and machinations of the Italian nobility and clergy. The names of ruling families such as the Medicis, Sforzas and d'Estes are closely linked with Italian history. Of very diverse origin and by no means always noble, they were condottieri, merchants and bankers. Their dangerous power games, alliances and intrigues were not infrequently resolved by mysterious poisonings. Splendid marriages and celebrations were part of their more public front, while princes, kings and popes were discriminating patrons of outstanding artists and poets. Their fortresses have survived the centuries, if not always unscathed, to tell their stories. Book jacket.
Author : J. M. Pasquesi
Publisher : Solo Roma, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780977309313
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Rome with Kids written by J. M. Pasquesi and published by Solo Roma, Incorporated. This book was released on 2014-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SILVER MEDAL winner for Excellence in Travel Writing from North American Travel Journalists. 6 awards in all! Scrambling around ruins; exploring underground excavations; searching for secret passageways, gladiators, ancient lie detectors and creepy skeletons--Rome with kids is a dream!J.M. Pasquesi's multi-award-winning guide to Rome with (or without!) Kids brings each sight to life, telling you what to see and how to see it, with plenty of stops for pizza and gelato. bite-sized history and engaging stories fun activities and time-saving tips step-by-step tours, color photos, and reference maps Family-friendly restaurants and accommodations This comprehensive guide, complete with where to shop, play, rent bikes, surf the Web and more, lets you conquer Rome with ease!As a former Rome resident with a background in classical studies, J.M. Pasquesi has the insider's know-how makes a trip you and your children will treasure. Rome with Kids received awards from the North American Travel Journalists Association and the National Best Books Awards of USA Book News .RWK has a host of prestigious endorsements, from the Director of the Italian Government Tourist Board of North America to professors of Classical Studies, Loyola University.
Author : Shawna Lemay
Publisher : Palimpsest Press
ISBN 13 : 9781989287842
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (878 download)
Download or read book Everything Affects Everyone written by Shawna Lemay and published by Palimpsest Press. This book was released on 2021-10 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you believe in angels? When Xaviere is tasked with transcribing taped interviews her deceased friend Daphne left to her in her will, she begins to piece together the story of the photographer Irene Guernsey, a moderately well known but elusive photographer Daphne was interviewing. Irene's mysterious images captivate Xaviere as they had Daphne. Irene had never given interviews or talked about her work publicly, but near the end of her life, she reveals the magic hidden in plain sight in her mysterious and ethereal photographs and her attempt to capture angel wings on film.?And once the angels appear, the reader is taken on a journey that spans decades and changes the lives of multiple women along the way. Everything Affects Everyone, /em> is a novel about listening, about how women speak to one another, and about the power of the question.
Author : Catherine Fletcher
Publisher : Bodley Head Childrens
ISBN 13 : 9781847924278
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (242 download)
Download or read book Our Man in Rome written by Catherine Fletcher and published by Bodley Head Childrens. This book was released on 1916-07-04 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1527. Gregorio 'The Cavalier' Casali is Henry VIII's man in Rome. An Italian freelance diplomat, he charmed his way into the English service before he was twenty. But now he faces an almighty challenge. Henry wants a divorce from Catherine of Aragon, and Casali must persuade Pope Clement VII of his master's case. Set against the backdrop of war-torn Renaissance Italy, Our Man in Rome weaves together tales from the grubby underbelly of Tudor politics with a gripping family saga to reveal the extraordinary true story behind history's most infamous divorce. Through six years of cajoling, threats and bribery, Casali lives by his wits. He manoeuvres his brothers into lucrative diplomatic postings, plays off one master against another, dodges spies, bandits and noblemen alike. But as the years pass and Henry's case drags on, his loyalties are increasingly suspected. What will be Casali's fate? Drawing on hundreds of unknown archive documents, Our Man in Rome reconstructs his tumultuous life among the great and powerful at this turning point for European history. From the besieged Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome to the splendours of Greenwich Palace, we follow his trail in the service of Henry VIII. Lavish ceremony and glamorous parties stand in contrast to the daily strains of embassy life, as Casali pawns family silver to pay the bills, fights off rapacious in-laws and defends himself in the face of Anne Boleyn's wrath. This vivid and compelling book will make us think anew about Henry, Catherine and the Tudor world.
