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Explore Rome through its living pages—where statues, graves, and lamp-lit towers tie the city to famous writers.
This edition gathers the places and stories that connect literary figures to the streets of modern Rome, from quiet churchyards to bustling avenues. Read about Hilda’s Tower, Keats and Shelley, Hawthorne, and the many tablets that mark a writer’s passage through the Eternal City.
Follow a guided sense of place that blends legend with history. The book highlights how the city’s corners preserve memory, drama, and art, inviting both curiosity and reflection as you walk its routes.
- Visit Hilda’s Tower and its lamp, tied to a village legend and Hawthorne’s note in The Marble Faun.
- Learn where Keats lies and how Severn described his final days beside the Pyramid of Caius Cestius.
- See Shelley's grave in the Protestant Cemetery and the famous inscription from The Tempest.
- Spot tablets and monuments that mark authors’ lodgings, visits, and connections across Rome’s great streets.
Ideal for readers of literary history and travelers who want a thoughtful, tangible tour of Rome.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book takes an intriguing look at some of the most notable literary figures who visited and were influenced by the Eternal City of Rome. The author chronicles the lives of these literary greats, from ancient Roman luminaries to 19th-century luminaries, within the context of their time and place in history. Providing insights into lives and works that have shaped literary heritage, this book explores the ways in which Rome's rich tapestry of art, architecture, and culture inspired a wide range of literary masterpieces, from Cicero's orations to Shelleyâs poetry, with an ultimate goal of providing a greater understanding of each writer's creative process and the impact of their work on the broader literary landscape. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781330510636_0
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