Author: William Wetmore Story
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Languages : en
Pages : 374
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Roba Di Roma
Author: William Wetmore Story
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Languages : en
Pages : 374
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Languages : en
Pages : 374
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Roba di Roma
Author: William Wetmore Story
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Rome
Author: Matthew Kneale
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501191101
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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“This magnificent love letter to Rome” (Stephen Greenblatt) tells the story of the Eternal City through pivotal moments that defined its history—from the early Roman Republic through the Renaissance and the Reformation to the German occupation in World War Two—“an erudite history that reads like a page-turner” (Maria Semple). Rome, the Eternal City. It is a hugely popular tourist destination with a rich history, famed for such sites as the Colosseum, the Forum, the Pantheon, St. Peter’s, and the Vatican. In no other city is history as present as it is in Rome. Today visitors can stand on bridges that Julius Caesar and Cicero crossed; walk around temples in the footsteps of emperors; visit churches from the earliest days of Christianity. This is all the more remarkable considering what the city has endured over the centuries. It has been ravaged by fires, floods, earthquakes, and—most of all—by roving armies. These have invaded repeatedly, from ancient times to as recently as 1943. Many times Romans have shrugged off catastrophe and remade their city anew. “Matthew Kneale [is] one step ahead of most other Roman chroniclers” (The New York Times Book Review). He paints portraits of the city before seven pivotal assaults, describing what it looked like, felt like, smelled like and how Romans, both rich and poor, lived their everyday lives. He shows how the attacks transformed Rome—sometimes for the better. With drama and humor he brings to life the city of Augustus, of Michelangelo and Bernini, of Garibaldi and Mussolini, and of popes both saintly and very worldly. Rome is “exciting…gripping…a slow roller-coaster ride through the fortunes of a place deeply entangled in its past” (The Wall Street Journal).
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501191101
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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“This magnificent love letter to Rome” (Stephen Greenblatt) tells the story of the Eternal City through pivotal moments that defined its history—from the early Roman Republic through the Renaissance and the Reformation to the German occupation in World War Two—“an erudite history that reads like a page-turner” (Maria Semple). Rome, the Eternal City. It is a hugely popular tourist destination with a rich history, famed for such sites as the Colosseum, the Forum, the Pantheon, St. Peter’s, and the Vatican. In no other city is history as present as it is in Rome. Today visitors can stand on bridges that Julius Caesar and Cicero crossed; walk around temples in the footsteps of emperors; visit churches from the earliest days of Christianity. This is all the more remarkable considering what the city has endured over the centuries. It has been ravaged by fires, floods, earthquakes, and—most of all—by roving armies. These have invaded repeatedly, from ancient times to as recently as 1943. Many times Romans have shrugged off catastrophe and remade their city anew. “Matthew Kneale [is] one step ahead of most other Roman chroniclers” (The New York Times Book Review). He paints portraits of the city before seven pivotal assaults, describing what it looked like, felt like, smelled like and how Romans, both rich and poor, lived their everyday lives. He shows how the attacks transformed Rome—sometimes for the better. With drama and humor he brings to life the city of Augustus, of Michelangelo and Bernini, of Garibaldi and Mussolini, and of popes both saintly and very worldly. Rome is “exciting…gripping…a slow roller-coaster ride through the fortunes of a place deeply entangled in its past” (The Wall Street Journal).
Roba Di Roma. Second Edition
Author: William Wetmore STORY
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Languages : en
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Medieval Architecture
Author: Arthur Kingsley Porter
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Category : Architecture, Medieval
Languages : en
Pages : 766
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Category : Architecture, Medieval
Languages : en
Pages : 766
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A Handbook for Latin Clubs
Author: Susan Paxson
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Category : Latin language
Languages : en
Pages : 149
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Category : Latin language
Languages : en
Pages : 149
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Reminiscences of William Wetmore Story
Author: Mary Elizabeth Phillips
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Languages : en
Pages : 354
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Languages : en
Pages : 354
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Classified List
Author: Princeton University. Library
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Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 490
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Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 490
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The Trial of Curiosity
Author: Ross Posnock
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198023065
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 373
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In this important revisionist study, Posnock integrates literary and psychological criticism with social and cultural theory to make a major advance in our understanding of the life and thought of two great American figures, Henry and William James. Challenging canonical images of both brothers, Posnock is the first to place them in a rich web of cultural and intellectual affiliations comprised of a host of American and European theorists of modernity. A startlingly new Henry James emerges from a cross-disciplinary dialogue, which features Veblen, Santayana, Bourne, and Dewey, as well as Weber, Simmel, Benjamin, and Adorno.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198023065
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
In this important revisionist study, Posnock integrates literary and psychological criticism with social and cultural theory to make a major advance in our understanding of the life and thought of two great American figures, Henry and William James. Challenging canonical images of both brothers, Posnock is the first to place them in a rich web of cultural and intellectual affiliations comprised of a host of American and European theorists of modernity. A startlingly new Henry James emerges from a cross-disciplinary dialogue, which features Veblen, Santayana, Bourne, and Dewey, as well as Weber, Simmel, Benjamin, and Adorno.
Catalogue of the Library of Congress ; Index of Subjects, in Two Volumes
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Languages : en
Pages : 784
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Pages : 784
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