Fleeting Rome: In Search Of La Dolce Vita - Brossura

Levi, Carlo

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ISBN 10: 0470871849 ISBN 13: 9780470871843

Casa editrice: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2005

Riassunto

Only a renaissance man could have described this glorious city in its heyday. And only Carlo Levi, writer, painter, politician and one of the last century's most celebrated talents, could depict Rome at the height of its optimism and vitality after World War II. In Fleeting Rome, the era of post war 'La Dolce Vita' is brought magnificently to life in the daily bustle of Rome's street traders, housewives and students at work and play, the colourful festivities of Ferragosto and San Giovanni, the little theatre of Pulcinella al Pincio; all vibrant sights and sounds of this ancient, yet vital city.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Carlo Levi (1902-1972), writer, painter and politician, was one of the great Italian talents of the twentieth century. He was interned in the South of Italy as an anti-fascist during the Second World war, where he wrote his masterpiece, Cristo si é Fermato a Eboli (Christ Stopped at Eboli). The work was subsequently turned into a film and became recognized as one of the great works of twentieth-century literature. Subsequent works have included a wide range of fiction and non-fiction, including L'Orologio (1950), Le parole sono pietre (1955), Le mille patrie, Lo specchio and Scritti di critica d'arte. From 1963 to 1972 he was Senator of the Republic.

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Levi was a consummate listener, as his book often beguilingly demonstrates [and] like all good writers, is quirky and idiosyncratic, and pounces on curious details. Sunday Times

the stirring story of an incomparable era Times Literary Review

characteristic elegance and insight, a tribute to the history, [and] spirit of one of Europe s most remarkable cities. London Review of Books

this collection of beautifully-fashioned essays spans the post-war and dolce vita years in the eternal city . Choice Magazine

In this complex love affair with Rome, Carlo Levi explores the streets of a city at once fleeting and eternal, noble and plebeian, a city of dreams and illusions. Through the daily bustle of Rome s street traders, housewives and students, the children at the little theatre of Pulcinella, the men in the street cafés and the exuberant festivities, Levi magnificently brings to life Rome in the Dolce Vita era.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0470871849
• ISBN 13: 9780470871843
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 282
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile