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The Smiles Of Rome
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Author : Susan Cahill
language : en
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date : 2011-03-02
The Smiles Of Rome written by Susan Cahill and has been published by Ballantine Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-02 with Travel categories.
Take a Roman holiday with some of the world’s greatest writers Explore the Palatine with Elizabeth Bowen. Visit the temple of the Vestal Virgins with Georgina Masson. Analyze Michelangelo’s Moses with Sigmund Freud. Stroll through ancient streets with Goethe and with Henry James. Share Alice Steinbach’s midnight epiphany on a shabby hotel balcony. Learn the art of love from Ovid. Visit villas and gardens with Edith Wharton. Enjoy Rome’s myriad moods and pleasures with Robert Browning, Eleanor Clark, Susan Vreeland, and many others. An irresistible collection of writing about one of the world’s most beloved destinations, The Smiles of Rome spans the centuries from ancient times to the present day. Each essay resonates with the richness and turmoil of the past and overflows with a great wealth of fascinating facts and intriguing tidbits for today’s avid readers and travelers. “Rome,” writes Susan Cahill, “has the power to blow your mind and heart.” This delicious, many-layered collection honoring the city that is the heart and soul of European civilization has the same power to thrill.
Smiles Of Rome
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Author : Susan Cahill
language : en
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Release Date : 2005-03-01
Smiles Of Rome written by Susan Cahill and has been published by Turtleback Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-03-01 with Travel categories.
For lovers of Italy and travelers alike, Cahill has produced an anthology like no other, with contributions from Elizabeth Bowen, Ovid, Michelangelo, Saint Peter, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry James, Edith Wharton, and Federico Fellini.
A Roman Smile
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Author : Gilly Beckett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-03-21
A Roman Smile written by Gilly Beckett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-21 with Fiction categories.
Brittania, AD 403 Marcus Cassius has left Rome for a new life and settles in Britannia on the island of Vectis. A Roman Smile chronicles his world, too often action-packed beyond his imaginings. We meet his spirited young daughter Fannia, an alluring neighbour Melania Lupurka, a corrupt government official Marcellus Fronto, the future son-in-law Aquilinus Drusus; and other entertaining and sinister characters. Rough sea crossings, dangerous Roman roads, marauding bands of ex-slaves, a Londinium filled with perils at every turn; Gilly evokes the style of life for those living in Britannia at the beginning of the fifth century AD. Originally from Kent, former dancer and now prolific writer Gilly confesses to being passionately inquisitive about the peoples of Ancient Greece and Rome stimulated by her classical studies - and a certain Roman Villa.
Laughter In Ancient Rome
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Author : Mary Beard
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2024-02-13
Laughter In Ancient Rome written by Mary Beard and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-13 with History categories.
What made the Romans laugh? Was ancient Rome a carnival, filled with practical jokes and hearty chuckles? Or was it a carefully regulated culture in which the uncontrollable excess of laughter was a force to fear--a world of wit, irony, and knowing smiles? How did Romans make sense of laughter? What role did it play in the world of the law courts, the imperial palace, or the spectacles of the arena? Laughter in Ancient Rome explores one of the most intriguing, but also trickiest, of historical subjects. Drawing on a wide range of Roman writing--from essays on rhetoric to a surviving Roman joke book--Mary Beard tracks down the giggles, smirks, and guffaws of the ancient Romans themselves. From ancient "monkey business" to the role of a chuckle in a culture of tyranny, she explores Roman humor from the hilarious, to the momentous, to the surprising. But she also reflects on even bigger historical questions. What kind of history of laughter can we possibly tell? Can we ever really "get" the Romans' jokes?
The Autobiography Of Samuel Smiles Ll D
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Author : Samuel Smiles
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013-05-06
The Autobiography Of Samuel Smiles Ll D written by Samuel Smiles and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-06 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The autobiography, published in 1905, of one of the most popular Victorian writers, whose Self-Help (1859) made his name.
Iii Wishes
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Author : Edward Harrison
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2011
Iii Wishes written by Edward Harrison and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Fiction categories.
Jamil, Eric and Alicia were best friends and they as far as they were concerned, they would do anything for each other; even die. However, when Rome unleashes a plot that would forever change their relationships, he also forces them to stand in front of a mirror and question just how strong their commitment to each other really is. They discover that even truth can contain deceit and are forced to fight through an avalanche of secrets that leave them on the verge of tearing each other apart. Truth is only truth if it is absolute and they can do nothing to stop the impact of their secrets as it wreaks havoc on all involved.
The Tears And Smiles Of Things
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Author : Andriy Sodomora
language : en
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Release Date : 2024-01-23
The Tears And Smiles Of Things written by Andriy Sodomora and has been published by Academic Studies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-23 with History categories.
Inspired by Virgil's exquisitely ambivalent phrase "sunt lacrimae rerum" (there are tears of/for/in things), Andriy Sodomora, the Ukrainian "voice" of classical antiquity, has produced a series of original vignettes and essays about things: the big things in our lives (like happiness, loneliness, and aging); the small things we do or see daily, rarely paying attention to them (like a tree's shadow or the kernels on an ear of corn); and the things (i.e., objects) to which we form connections. The selected stories presented here are the first English translations of Sodomora's profoundly intellectual and intertextual prose. Through his nostalgic memories and recollections, Sodomora takes readers on a journey through western Ukraine, as well as through world literature, from ancient Greece and Rome to the poetry of Paul Verlaine and Federico García Lorca. This book has been published with the support of the Translate Ukraine Translation Program.
The Autobiography Of Samuel Smiles
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Author : Samuel Smiles
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1905
The Autobiography Of Samuel Smiles written by Samuel Smiles and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1905 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Wolves Of Rome
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Author : Krešimir Vuković
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2022-12-05
Wolves Of Rome written by Krešimir Vuković and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-12-05 with History categories.
The Roman foundation myth has been the subject of classical scholarship for centuries. But much in the story of Romulus and Remus remains unexplained. This is the first English language book-length study of the Lupercalia, a religious festival central to understanding both the Roman foundation myth and the history of Rome. The festival of the Lupercalia was a male initiation ritual and shares a number of traits with similar rituals across the world. The agonistic elements in the story of Romulus and Remus and the Lupercalia can be compared to a number of Vedic rituals and traced back to a common Indo-European prehistory. The Lupercalia celebration remained a central annual event throughout the history of Rome and reflected political and social life in the city. Caesar used it to stage a refusal of kingship and Augustus restored its initiatory aspect, which continued in the period of the Empire. It survived all attempts of Christian prohibition to appear in the form of a carnival that criticized the pope in the late 5th century. In sum, the book offers a new interpretation of the Roman foundation myth and the Lupercalia. It follows the transformation of a unique ritual from its Indo-European roots through Roman history to late antiquity.
Lives Of The Engineers Volume 1
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Author : Samuel Smiles
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2023-07-18
Lives Of The Engineers Volume 1 written by Samuel Smiles and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-18 with categories.
In this book, Samuel Smiles presents biographical sketches of great engineers, exploring their careers, achievements, and contributions to society. From ancient Rome to the Industrial Revolution, Lives of the Engineers is a fascinating look at the history of engineering. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.