Sicily (Italica Historical Travel Guides)
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (508 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1599100088 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 102 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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"A gem of a publication!" according to Keith. Like the author, I also learned about Guy de Maupassant's writings during my trip to Sicily and Palermo. It was quite extraordinary that almost all of the places described by de Maupassant were also on my itinerary. I learned a lot about the island and its places from reading this guide. I cannot wait for my next trip to the island and see, experience and re-experience many of the sites and places
He visits many places that had special aesthetic and poetic importance for him, like the Archaeological Museum of Syracuse and its famous statue of Venus and in Palermo both the Palatine Chapel and Wagner's room in the Hotel des Palmes where the composer wrote the final notes of his last opera, "Parsifal." Sicily is edited and translated by Robert W. Berger, an art historian who has published extensively on French art and architecture and on the history of Paris. He provides a vivid account of this "strange and divine museum of architecture," where Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Arab, and Norman influences combine to produce monuments of beauty and a unique Sicilian style. Maupassant climbs to the top of Vulcano, Mount Etna, and the fortified monastery on Monte Cuccio, and down into the Capuchin catacombs in Palermo and the sulphur
The short stories and novels that Maupassant produced before his untimely death at the age of forty-three have earned him a secure niche in French and world literature. When he finished, the group spontaneously rose to their feet in tribute. Huysmans, Henry Céard and a few others. The present volume reveals his talent in another genre, which he occasionall
This unforgettable story about a French prostitute traveling with an assorted group of bourgeois in the midst of the Franco-Prussian War marks the maturation of a rare literary genius, whose subsequent, intense production over the next ten years was justly accorded national and international acclaim, affirming the admiration of Zola s coterie. K. The short stories and novels that Maupassant produced before his untimely death at the age of forty-three have earned him a secure niche in French and world literature. When he f