Paradise of Cities

Description:

John Julius Norwich, the author of A History of Venice, traces the transformation of Venice from a proud independent state into a dazzling dreamscape that attracted artists, writers, and composers from around the world. In a strikingly effective departure from straight narrative history, he tells the story of Venice through the experiences and reactions of such famous nineteenth-century visitors as Napoleon Bonaparte, Lord Byron, John Ruskin, Henry James, Richard Wagner, James Whistler, and Robert Browning. Paradise of Cities is at once a history and a travel guide. Filled with vintage photographs and full-color reproductions of period paintings, it conveys both the misfortune of Venice's decline and the magnificence of its eternal beauty. - Jacket flap.

subjects: Intellectual life,  Geschichte 1800-1900,  Civilization,  Intellectuals,  Biography,  Visitors, foreign,  Venice (italy), history,  Venice (italy), social life and customs,  Venice (italy), description and travel,  Italy, intellectual life,  History,  Social life and customs,  Description and travel

Places: Venice (Italy),  Venice,  Italy,  Venedig

Times: 19th century