Echoes of antiquity haunt the busy, cosmopolitan streets of Rome, and the interweaving of past and present has, siren-like, drawn artists, writers, historians and poets since time immemorial.;Most who have ever travelled in Europe have included Rome in their itinerary, and the words of the most eloquent are added here to those of Rome's own citizens - from Augustus and Plutarch to Moravia and Morante - who prove that the city is as vibrant and sensual now as it has ever been. Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde, Edward Lear and Edmund Wilson, Henrik Ibsen and Henry James are only...Read more
Echoes of antiquity haunt the busy, cosmopolitan streets of Rome, and the interweaving of past and present has, siren-like, drawn artists, writers, historians and poets since time immemorial.;Most who have ever travelled in Europe have included Rome in their itinerary, and the words of the most eloquent are added here to those of Rome's own citizens - from Augustus and Plutarch to Moravia and Morante - who prove that the city is as vibrant and sensual now as it has ever been. Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde, Edward Lear and Edmund Wilson, Henrik Ibsen and Henry James are only a handful of those who have written with passion about Rome, and through their words we rediscover the grandeur of its vistas, the intimacy of its streets and markets, and the fascination of its monuments.;Arranged in a series of walking tours, this book can be taken as a guide, or simply read at home by those who love the city and want to savour others' appreciation and enlarge their knowledge of it.
- ISBN10 0719550971
- ISBN13 9780719550973
- Publish Date 12 March 1992
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 24 October 2003
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher John Murray Press
- Imprint John Murray Publishers Ltd
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 288
- Language English