Bibliograph

From Pompeii, the afterlife of a Roman town, Ingrid D. Rowland

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Label

From Pompeii, the afterlife of a Roman town, Ingrid D. Rowland

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

From Pompeii

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Ingrid D. Rowland

Sub title

the afterlife of a Roman town

Summary

The calamity that proved lethal for Pompeii inhabitants preserved the city for centuries, leaving behind a snapshot of Roman daily life that has captured the imagination of generations, including Renoir, Freud, Hirohito, Mozart, Dickens, Twain, Rossellini, and Ingrid Bergman. Interwoven is the thread of Ingrid Rowland's own impressions of Pompeii

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Naples, 1962 -- Pompeii, May 2013 -- The blood of San Gennaro and the eruption of Vesuvius -- Before Pompeii: Kircher and Holste -- Mr. Freeman goes to Herculaneum -- The rediscovery of Pompeii -- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Further excavations -- Karl Bryullov -- Railway tourism -- Charles Dickens and Mark Twain -- Giuseppe Fiorelli, the 'pope' of Pompeii -- Bartolo Longo -- The social role of tourist cameos -- Pierre Auguste Renoir -- The legacy of August Mau -- Crown Prince Hirohito of Japan -- Don Amedeo Maiuri -- Roberto Rossellini -- Autobus gran turismo -- Coda: Atomic Pizza

Target audience

adult

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