Title: 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
Time periods: 19th century