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Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Crete, Greece. Crete is the largest of the Greek islands and is in the Mediterranean Sea between the Sea of Crete and the Libyan Sea. Crete consists of four prefectures: Chania, Rethimno, Heraklion and Lasithi.  If there was a beauty contest for...

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to the beautiful city of Dubrovnik, Croatia. Dubrovnik is one of the most prominent tourist resorts on the Mediterranean coast and is nicknamed "Pearl of the Adriatic" and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Dubrovnik is the proudest feather...

Alla fine di questo libro sono elencati centoquattordici nomi che non compaiono in nessuna lapide del nostro risorgimento, centoquattordici caduti nella rivolta del 1848 in Sicilia. «Servi di pena» - com'erano chiamati i galeotti nelle carte burocratiche del tempo a registrazione dei servigi resi...

Dieses eBook: "Sehnsucht nach Italien: Die 60 schönsten Italien-Gedichte" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. Inhalt: Italien (Adolf Friedrich von Schack) Erinnerung an Italien (Alfred de Musset) Venedig (Alfred...

»Moritz ist hier … Er ist wie ein jüngerer Bruder von mir …« Johann Wolfgang von Goethe*Moritz’ Italien-Reise: eine autobiographische Selbstfindung, die ihn zu einem Zeitgenossen macht – bewundert von Rolf Dieter Brinkmann, Hubert Fichte oder Peter Handke.*Karl Philipp Moritz war der vom Pech...

La Storia d'Italia, la sola opera che Francesco Guicciardini destinò alla pubblicazione, fu composta tra il 1537 e il 1540, quando l'autore, alla fine della sua carriera politica, viveva ad Arcetri, totalmente libero da impegni politici e diplomatici. L'opera è costituita da venti libri e narra le...

Discover these exciting destinations with the most incisive and entertaining guidebook on the market. Whether you plan to soak up the atmosphere in Naples' Centro Storico, gaze out at the views from Ravello or kick back in seaside Sorrento, The Rough Guide to Naples, Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast will...

William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was an American realist author and literary critic. He wrote his first novel, Their Wedding Journey, in 1871, but his literary reputation really took off with the realist novel A Modern Instance, published in 1882, which describes the decay of a marriage. His 1885...

Insight Guides: all you need to inspire every step of your journey. From deciding when to go, to choosing what to see when you arrive, this is all you need to plan your trip and experience the best of Sicily, with in-depth insider information on must-see, top attractions like buzzing Palermo,...

The magnificent and definitive history of the Eternal City, narrated by a master historian. Why does Rome continue to exert a hold on our imagination? How did the "Caput mundi" come to play such a critical role in the development of Western civilization? Ferdinand Addis addresses...

The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt 1725-1798 by the Italian adventurer and author from the Republic of Venice,Giacomo Casanova.His autobiography, Histoire de ma vie (Story of My Life), is regarded as one of the most authentic sources of the customs and norms of European social life during the 18th century.

Published in 1850, Antonina, or The Fall of Rome was Wilkie Collins's first novel. Using accurate historical details about the Roman emperor Honorius and the Gothic king Alaric, he presents the fictitious character of Antonina and narrates her escapades during the siege of Rome. As she flees the city to preserve her honor, she does not realize the perils she will face.

The Romans were not only creative when it comes to building infrastructures, fashion and art. They were also pretty creative when it comes to entertainment. Unfortunately, their creativity in this area is a lot more than anyone today can handle. There raised gladiators who would fight to death. Slaves...

The Civilization of the Italian Renaissance brings together a selection of primary source documents designed to introduce students to the richness of the period. For this edition, a new chapter on Dante and his time provides a useful transition to the Renaissance from the culture of the Middle Ages....