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TIME IN ROME
Elizabeth Bowen
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Description for TIME IN ROME
Paperback. Presenting an account of a time spent in Rome, the author describes its history, its architecture, its atmosphere, and the famous classical sites in the city. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
Elizabeth Bowen's account of a time spent in Rome is no ordinary guidebook but an evocation of a city - its history, its architecture and, above all, its atmosphere. She describes the famous classical sites, conjuring from the ruins visions of former inhabitants and their often bloody activities and speculates about the immense noise of ancient Rome, the problems caused by the Romans' dining posture, and the Roman temperament. She evokes the city's moods - by day, when it is characterised by golden sunlight, and at night, when the blaze of the moon 'annihilates history'.
Elizabeth Bowen's account of a time spent in Rome is no ordinary guidebook but an evocation of a city - its history, its architecture and, above all, its atmosphere. She describes the famous classical sites, conjuring from the ruins visions of former inhabitants and their often bloody activities and speculates about the immense noise of ancient Rome, the problems caused by the Romans' dining posture, and the Roman temperament. She evokes the city's moods - by day, when it is characterised by golden sunlight, and at night, when the blaze of the moon 'annihilates history'.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099284956
SKU
9780099284956
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99-1
About Elizabeth Bowen
Elizabeth Bowen was born in Dublin in 1899, the only child of an Irish lawyer and land-owner. She travelled a great deal, dividing most of her time between London and Bowen's Court, the family house in County Cork which she inherited. Her first book, a collection of shorts stories, Encounters, was published in 1923. The Hotel (1926) was her first ... Read more
Reviews for TIME IN ROME
A still ludicrously underrated genius of 20th-century British-Irish writing
Simon Schama One of the last century's greatest woman writers
Guardian
Her writings convey the flavour of literary London in the Thirties and Forties
Observer
A matchless writer
Independent
Simon Schama One of the last century's greatest woman writers
Guardian
Her writings convey the flavour of literary London in the Thirties and Forties
Observer
A matchless writer
Independent