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Naples, the city of Parthenope and its environs

Naples, the city of Parthenope and its environs

Clara Erskine Clement

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Art HistoryTravel WritingGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9353607671
ISBN13: 9789353607678
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 10 2019
Pages: 424
Weight: 1.18
Height: 0.94 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Feel the heat of Naples as it appeared to a Victorian traveller, alive with legend, art and the glitter of the bay. Naples is never just scenery. In this vivid Italian travel narrative, Clara Erskine Clement, a celebrated nineteenth-century writer on art and culture, walks her reader through Naples, the city of Parthenope, and its environs. Blending engaging observation with learned commentary, she traces layers of Naples art and culture, from churches and palaces to museums, galleries and the ancient sites near Naples that fringe the Bay of Naples, a landmark of Bay of Naples travel. Part travel writing, part art and history book, it captures Victorian era Naples at a moment when southern Italy travel history, folklore and archaeology were reshaping how the wider world imagined the city. This Clara Erskine Clement Naples volume is both an intimate city portrait and a classic nineteenth century travelogue, ideal for armchair travellers and for Italy history lovers seeking authentic grand tour Italy reading. As a key voice in English-language writing on European art, Clara Erskine Clement offers context that enriches every facade, fresco and view, preserving the atmosphere of streets, monuments and shorelines long before mass tourism. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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