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Rome of the Caesars, Constantinople of the Emperors, and Moscow of the Tsars were also the Rome of St. Peter, the Constantinople of the Patriarchs, and the Moscow of the Orthodox Metropolitans. These were cities on earth that aspired to heaven, kingdoms that succeeded each other as standardbearers of Christianity from the fourth century on. Indeed, the Russian monk declared to the "Two Romes have fallen, but the third stands, and a fourth shall never be." Moscow, Constantinople (now Istanbul), and Rome itself are vitally alive in the present and are magnets for tourists. Also going back a long way, each lives in history. These cities have their points in common, each wanting to rule the world and establish the kingdom of heaven on earth. People, recogniing this, link them together as the Three Romes. These cities differ, though, in their understanding of mans nature and business. The Three Romes are three places and also states of mind. Now, with a new introduction which describes the contemporary significance to these cities this book will be assessable to the modern reader at all levels. This fascinating book weaves the past and present in a narrative that is sometimes harrowing, always vivid, and even, at times, amusing. Russell Fraser shows the reader each city as he himself saw it. He shuttles easily between today and yesterday, between todays Central Committee and Ivan the Great, between Turkish Istanbul and the golden Constantinople of Justinian, between todays Roman politics and the splendid Caesars. Great historical events, intellectual concerns, and artistic riches define the three Romes. Fraser goes beyond the faades, images, and myths to lay bare the three great psychologies still vying for the mind of man. The Three Romes is an utterly original book - a celebration of the past and an urbane guide to the present. Russell Fraser is Austin Warren Professor Emeritus of English Literature and Language, University of Michigan. Among his books are Moderns Worth Keeping and A Life in Art, both available from Transaction, and Singing Masters, 1500 to the Present, and A Mingled The Life of R. P. Blackmur.
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Russell Fraser is Austin Warren Professor Emeritus of English Literature and Language, University of Michigan. Among his books are Moderns Worth Keeping and Shakespeare: A Life in Art, The Three Romes, all available from Transaction, and Singing Masters: Poets in English 1500 to the Present.
Russell Fraser is Austin Warren Professor Emeritus of English Literature and Language, University of Michigan. Among his books are Moderns Worth Keeping and Shakespeare: A Life in Art, The Three Romes, all available from Transaction, and Singing Masters: Poets in English 1500 to the Present.
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