Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece
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Fresh Alpine air and the sound of the Rhine open a collection that moves between landscape, art and the history of European cities. John Addington Symonds considers why mountains came to appeal so strongly to modern travellers, linking that taste to poetry, changes in daily life and the freedom of outdoor exercise. His descriptions of Switzerland lead into a wider range of essays on Italy and Greece.
The three volumes bring together pieces on places including Ravenna, Florence, Siena and Athens, alongside studies of Italian poetry and theatre. A discussion of Florence explains the rival interests of townspeople and feudal nobles, and the lasting influence of the Guelf and Ghibelline factions. Readers interested in the connections between a place and its cultural past will find both personal impressions and historical argument here. The essays show how a nineteenth-century traveller understood the scenery and societies around him.
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