Woodward, Christopher. author.

In ruins / Christopher Woodward.

First American edition.

New York : Pantheon Books, [2001]
©2001

280 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm

Combines elements of history, memoir, and travelogue into a meditation on the meaning of ruins and their hold on the human imagination, ranging from the plains of Troy to the monuments of ancient Rome, as he describes the experiences of artists and writers who were fascinated with ruins around the world.

0375421998
9780375421990

Excavations (Archaeology) Anecdotes.
Excavations (Archaeology) Social aspects Anecdotes.
Historic sites Anecdotes.
Voyages and travels Anecdotes.
Artists Travel Anecdotes.
Authors Travel Anecdotes.
Travelers' writings.
Fouilles (Archéologie) Anecdotes.
Fouilles (Archéologie) Aspect social Anecdotes.
Lieux historiques Anecdotes.
Artistes Voyages Anecdotes.
Écrivains Voyages Anecdotes.
Écrits de voyageurs.
travel literature.
Artists Travel
Authors Travel
Excavations (Archaeology)
Historic sites
Voyages and travels

Nonfiction.
Writings.
travelers’ writings.
travelog (performed works genre)
Anecdotes
Travel writing
Récits de voyages.

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 229292
Cote: CC175 .W66 2001
Statut: Disponible