A lively, elegantly concise historic tour of Italy's city by the bay
An invaluable addition to the art of literary travel writing, Naples Declared presents an informative and compulsively readable account of three thousand years of Naples history. From the catacombs of San Gennaro to the luminous paintings of Caravaggio to the ruins of Pompeii in nearby Campania, renowned author Benjamin Taylor takes readers on a stroll around the city Italians lovingly call Il Cratere. Gracefully written and full of good humor, wisdom, and amusing anecdotes, Naples Declared is a wholly original work that will be welcomed by anyone seeking to know more about the art, culture, and history of this fabled place.
| ISBN: | 9780143123460 |
| Publication date: | 30th April 2013 |
| Author: | Benjamin Taylor |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Genres: |
Travel writing Memoirs European history |
A lively, elegantly concise historic tour of Italy's city by the bay
An invaluable addition to the art of literary travel writing, Naples Declared presents an informative and compulsively readable account of three thousand years of Naples history. From the catacombs of San Gennaro to the luminous paintings of Caravaggio to the ruins of Pompeii in nearby Campania, renowned author Benjamin Taylor takes readers on a stroll around the city Italians lovingly call Il Cratere. Gracefully written and full of good humor, wisdom, and amusing anecdotes, Naples Declared is a wholly original work that will be welcomed by anyone seeking to know more about the art, culture, and history of this fabled place.
Naples Declared features in the following genres: Travel writing, Memoirs, European history
Naples Declared is available in Paperback, Ebook
Naples Declared was written by Benjamin Taylor and published by Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group
Naples Declared has 256 pages