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Bezig met laden... Italian journeys (editie 1867)door William Dean Howells
Informatie over het werkItalian Journeys door William Dean Howells
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. An interesting book that could use maps and editing for the 21st century. I really have not the least idea of what a diligence is, other than "a vehicle of some sort" and when the author is sharing a "car" with a Swiss family, it doesn't seem like a railway carriage but I'm not at all sure. And I was often confused about the route, especially since there were detours due to natural disasters. The author was in Italy during the American Civil War and some of the conversations about the war were interesting (although again, editorial notes about the course of the war would be helpful). Howells had a lot to say about "the Italians" as an ethnic group, comes across as benignly bigoted at times ... apparently Italians always dress beyond their means etc. I was immensely interested in his trips to Pompeii and Herculaneum, but here again a little bit of background information and even better, illustrations, would be welcome. After some 200 pages of moderately to very interesting prose, Howells offers a chapter on "Ducal Mantua" which, unlike the rest of the travelogue, is purely history. It reads like his history notes or perhaps a term paper from an undergraduate class and it goes on and on and ON for at least twice the length of any of the other chapters. I hung on for forty pages of this and then caved without finishing the last ten pages of the book. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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In 1861, in recognition of his service to the election campaign of the previous year, Abraham Lincoln appointed William Dean Howells consul to Venice. Howells lived in Italy for four years during the pivotal and tumultuous years of Italian reunification. Italian Journeys describes Howells' adventures across the country--from Genoa, a hotbed of nationalistic fervor from where Garibaldi had led the Expedition of the Thousand only a year before; to the cultural and political powerhouse of Naples, which had only just become part of the kingdom of Italy; and on to Rome, the focus for the hopes of a fractured country. Traveling by land and sea, Howells was inspired at every turn--as much by the fevered events of the time as by the cultural and historical wealth of the country--and his beautifully rendered portrait has become a classic of travel literature, essential for all Italophiles. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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