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Explore Florence on foot with these wonderful and insightful
routes. Plan your time with the unique bird's-eye view
illustrations that capture the spirit of this amazing city.
Following these walks is like being shown around the city by an
exceptionally knowledgeable friend. They're fun and they'll help
you fit it all together. And you'll discover plenty of interesting
things you never knew about the city along the way. Inside our
guide you'll find: *Easy to find the way - the routes are shown on
unique aerial-view maps giving you a detailed street layout as well
as the look of your surroundings so you can really get your
bearings. *Friendly, accessible information - the maps are
supported by personal insights and advice, including food, drink
and shopping along the way. We'll introduce you to all the must-see
areas. *Most of the routes take about an hour - but if you're
planning to fit all the sightseeing in as well then allow two to
three hours. And if you want to make it a longer expedition it's
easy to interlink the routes to make a day of it. Discover Florence
on foot with this inspirational guide and unique bird's-eye view
maps and illustrations.
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Stories of Southern Italy (Hardcover)
Various; Edited by Ella Carr; Contributions by Elena Ferrante, Elsa Morante, Ovid, …
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Woven through all these tales are the unique histories and
mythologies of the regions of Southern Italy, encompassing Sicily,
Calabria, Cantania, Basilicata, Apulia and Campania. Theocritus,
Virgil and Ovid evoke a Sicily populated by Cyclopes and sea
monsters, while in an excerpt from The Smile of the Unknown Mariner
Vincenzo Consolo depicts the island in 1860, on the frontline in
Italy's war of independence. The South's legendary legacy of
brigandage and organized crime enlivens the stories of Leonardo
Sciascia, Carlo Levi and Joseph Conrad. Curzio Malaparte and Norman
Lewis immortalize the wreckage of Naples and the indomitable spirit
of its people during World War II, and Elena Ferrante paints a
spectacular portrait of a poor but vibrant Neapolitan neighbourhood
in an excerpt from the bestselling My Brilliant Friend.
Collectively, these entertaining tales plunge readers into the
sometimes harsh and troubled, but always seductive and vital world
of Italy's Mezzogiorno
Florence's world-famous Renaissance is brought to life in this
anthology through the eyes of its most illustrious chroniclers.
Beginning with Dante's vision of Inferno, teeming with his
Florentine enemies, to the artist Cellini's swashbuckling
adventures in High Renaissance Italy, and including the pioneering
writings of Boccaccio, Ficino, Guicciardini and Vasari, this
selection shows that in literature, as in art, Florence was a
trailblazer. The city's long tradition of mesmerizing foreigners is
celebrated in selections from Tobias Smollet, Henry James, D.H.
Lawrence and Stendhal (whose rapturous impressions gave name to
'Stendhal syndrome'), while indigenous writers such as Curzio
Malaparte and Vasco Pratolini paint a far grittier portrait of
Florence under the looming cloud of Fascism and World War II.
Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel The Enchantress of Florence takes
inspiration from the city's gilded Renaissance past, while Mary
McCarthy's masterful travelogue captures a bustling 20th century
market city. George Eliot, Rainer Maria Rilke, Iris Origo and
Penelope Fitzgerald are among the other brilliant writers whose
stories illuminate the many faces of this fascinating city.
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