Rome, Naples and Florence
Seiten
2019
Alma Classics (Verlag)
978-1-84749-847-2 (ISBN)
Alma Classics (Verlag)
978-1-84749-847-2 (ISBN)
The author was only seventeen when he first rode south across the Alps in the wake of Napoleon's armies, and he continued to travel and to live in Italy until a few months before his death. It was the life of the country which fascinated him, its spirit, the inner workings of its heart and mind. This title presents a picture of Italy.
Few writers have known Italy better than Stendhal: he was only seventeen when he first rode south across the Alps in the wake of Napoleon’s armies, and he continued to travel and to live in Italy until a few months before his death. Some of his visits lasted only a few weeks, others continued for years, and he spent the last decade of his life as French Consul in Civitavecchia – yet he was never a tourist in the ordinary sense of the word. Italy, for Stendhal, was never a mere treasure trove of ruins, museums and galleries: it was the life of the country which fascinated him, its spirit, the inner workings of its heart and mind. This picture – or rather this living dream – of Italy he created is as fresh and tantalizing today as it was almost two centuries ago.
Few writers have known Italy better than Stendhal: he was only seventeen when he first rode south across the Alps in the wake of Napoleon’s armies, and he continued to travel and to live in Italy until a few months before his death. Some of his visits lasted only a few weeks, others continued for years, and he spent the last decade of his life as French Consul in Civitavecchia – yet he was never a tourist in the ordinary sense of the word. Italy, for Stendhal, was never a mere treasure trove of ruins, museums and galleries: it was the life of the country which fascinated him, its spirit, the inner workings of its heart and mind. This picture – or rather this living dream – of Italy he created is as fresh and tantalizing today as it was almost two centuries ago.
Mari-Henri Beyle (1783–1842), better known by his pen name Stendhal, is one of the foremost Romantic novelists. His masterpieces include The Red and the Black and The Charterhouse of Parma.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 18.07.2019 |
|---|---|
| Übersetzer | Richard N. Coe |
| Verlagsort | Richmond |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 128 x 196 mm |
| Gewicht | 600 g |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84749-847-7 / 1847498477 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84749-847-2 / 9781847498472 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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