The paradise of cities
Subtitle: Venice in the 19th century
By: John Julius Norwich.
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780385509046
Subjects: Intellectuals -- Italy -- Venice -- Biography; Venice (Italy) -- Civilization -- 19th century; Venice (Italy) -- Intellectual life -- 19th century
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-323) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : A Century in Venice; title: After the Fall; title: Napoleon; title: Byron; title: Ruskin; title: The Browns; title: Revolution; title: Wagner; title: Henry James; title: Robert Browning; title: The Layards; title: Whistler and Sargent; title: Corvo; title: Epilogue; title: Toccata of Galuppi's / Robert Browning