Sicily - A Short History, from the Greeks to Cosa Nostra - Norwich John Julius
Výrobce: Hodder & Stoughton
EAN: 9781848548978
Výrobní číslo: 9781848548978
''Sicily is the key to everything'' Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The author of the classic book on Venice turns his sights to Sicily in this beautiful book full of maps and colour photographs.''I discovered Sicily almost by mistake . . .We drove as far as Naples, then put the car on the night ferry to Palermo. There was a degree of excitement in the early hours when we passed Stromboli, emitting a rich glow every half-minute or so like an ogre puffing on an immense cigar; and a few hours later, in the early morning sunshine, we sailed into the Conca d''Oro, the Golden Shell, in which the city lies. Apart from the beauty of the setting, I remember being instantly struck by a change in atmosphere. The Strait of Messina is only a couple of miles across and the island is politically part of Italy; yet somehow one feels that one has entered a different world . . . This book is, among other things, an attempt to analyse why this should be.'' The stepping stone between Europe and Africa, the gateway between the East and the West, at once a stronghold, clearing-house and observation post, Sicily has been invaded and fought over by Phoenicians and Greeks, Carthaginians and Romans, Goths and Byzantines, Arabs and Normans, Germans, Spaniards and the French for thousands of years. It has belonged to them all - and yet has properly been part of none. John Julius Norwich was inspired to become a writer by his first visit in 1961 and this book is the result of a fascination that has lasted ov
Parametry
| Autor | Julius John Norwich |
| Jazyk | anglický |
| Počet stran | 366 |
| Rok vydania | 2016 |
Cena od 322 Kč - 495 Kč v 2 obchodech
Obchody, které prodávají Sicily - A Short History, from the Greeks to Cosa Nostra - Norwich John Julius
Zobrazit historii ceny Sicily - A Short History, from the Greeks to Cosa Nostra - Norwich John Julius
Historie nejnižsí ceny Sicily - A Short History, from the Greeks to Cosa Nostra - Norwich John Julius. Porovnání obchodů, které prodávají Sicily - A Short History, from the Greeks to Cosa Nostra - Norwich John Julius.
Kolaps a jeho d˘sledky
Ultimate Spider man a spol. 5
Nehojace sa rany
Eseje o lidských duších a společnosti
Trendy soudobé diabetologie. Svazek 12
The Buried Giant
Deníky II.(1940-1949)
Občanská výchova pro 9. ročník ZŠ (uče
Marketing podnikov cestovného ruchu -
Cesta ke sportu - Petr Kojzar
Face2face Pre-intermediate Workbook wi
Little Lord Fauntleroy - Frances Hodgs


























