Rome, Naples and Florence (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781847498472)

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.

Author: Stendhal
ISBN-10: 1847498477
ISBN-13: 9781847498472
Publisher: Alma Books
Language: English
Published: 12/10/2019
Pages: 562
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.32lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.80d