The Kingdom in the Sun, 1130-1194: The Normans in Sicily Volume II - Brossura

Norwich, John Julius

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ISBN 10: 0571340237 ISBN 13: 9780571340231

Casa editrice: Faber and Faber, 2018

Riassunto

When on Christmas Day, 1130, Roger de Hauteville was crowned first King of Sicily, the island entered a golden age. Norman and Italian, Greek and Arab, Lombard, Englishman and Jew all contributed to a culture that was fantastically cosmopolitan; and to an atmosphere of racial and religious toleration unparalleled in Europe. But sixty-four years later, to the day, when the bastard King Tancred was defeated, the sun set on the Sicilian Kingdom. In this second volume of John Julius Norwich's scintillating history of the Normans in Sicily, Norwich describes the 'happiest and most glorious chapter of the island's history.'

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Recensione:

As a historian Lord Norwich knows what matters. As a writer he has a taste for beauty, a love of language and an enlivening wit. (Hugh Trevor-Roper)

Lord Norwich has a gift of historical perspective, as we as clarity and wit. Few can tell a good story better than he. (J.G. Links Spectator)

A writer effervescing with insight and affection. (Washington Post)

Descrizione del libro:

A new paperback edition of the epic story of the Normans in Sicily, volume II -- previously published in Faber Finds.

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• Editore: Faber and Faber
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0571340237
• ISBN 13: 9780571340231
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 400