Main entry:

Rowland, Ingrid D. (Ingrid Drake), author.

Title & Author:

From Pompeii : the afterlife of a Roman town / Ingrid D. Rowland.

Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2014.

Description:

viii, 340 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-330) and index.
Introduction : Naples, 1962 -- Pompeii, May 2013 -- The blood of San Gennaro and the eruption of Vesuvius -- Before Pompeii : Kircher and Holste -- Mr. Freeman goes to Herculaneum -- The rediscovery of Pompeii -- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Further excavations -- Karl Bryullov -- Railway tourism -- Charles Dickens and Mark Twain -- Giuseppe Fiorelli, "the pope" of Pompeii -- Bartolo Longo -- The social role of tourist cameos -- Pierre Auguste Renoir -- The legacy of August Mau -- Crown Prince Hirohito of Japan -- Don Amedeo Maiuri -- Roberto Rossellini and Ingrid Bergman -- Autobus gran turismo -- Coda : Atomic Pizza.

Summary:

The experience of Pompeii always reflects a particular time and sensibility, says Ingrid Rowland. From Pompeii: The Afterlife of a Roman Town explores the fascinating variety of these different experiences, as described by the artists, writers, actors, and other who have toured the excavated site. The city's houses, temples, gardens - and traces of Vesuvius's human victims - have elicited responses ranging from awe to embarrassment, with shifting cultural tastes playing an important role. -- from back cover.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

9780674047938 (hbk.)
0674047931 (hbk.)
9780674088092
0674088093

Subject:

Tourism Italy Naples (Province) History.
Civilization
Manners and customs
Tourism
Rezeption
Kulturhistoria.
Turism historia.
Tourist trade.
History.
Pompeii (Extinct city) History.
Pompeii (Extinct city) Civilization.
Pompeii (Extinct city) Social life and customs.
Pompéi (Ville ancienne) Histoire.
Pompéi (Ville ancienne) Civilisation.
Pompéi (Ville ancienne) Mœurs et coutumes.
Italy Naples (Province)
Italy Pompeii (Extinct city)
Pompeji
Italien Pompeji (övergiven stad)
Italien Neapel.
Pompeii (Extinct city)

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 287024
Call No.: BIB 227704
Status: Available