Title: La passione : how Italy seduced the world /
Authors: Hales, Dianne, 1950-
Year: 2019
Subjects: Civilization, Western Italian influences; HISTORY / Europe / Italy.; Italy Description and travel.; Italy Social life and customs.; Italy Civilization.; Rome Civilization; Italy History.; Rome History
Abstract: "A charming narrative and "pop historical" look into how Italy has shaped the Western world's most vibrant passions, from literature to love, music to art, food to wine"--
Contents: Confessions of an appassionata -- La passione italiana -- Swimming with the gods -- Warriors and lovers -- The greatest love story ever told -- The rise of romance -- Passion in bloom -- Sacred and profane -- Fatto a mano (made by hand) -- The flavors of Italy -- Grapes of passion -- Divine voices -- Cinema in their blood -- Passion on wheels -- The triumph of Italian style -- Seducing the world.