Letters From the Palazzo BarbaroSteerforth Press, 29 sty 2013 - 224 The novelist Henry James arrived in Venice as a tourist, and instantly fell in love with the city – particularly with the splendid Palazzo Barbaro, home of the expatriate American Curtis family. This selection of letters covers the period 1869-1907 and provides a unique record of the life and work of this great writer. Includes historical photographs and a foreword by Leon Edel, Henry James’s biographer. |
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... and the Biblioteca Nazionale Marcianain Venice. Finally, mygratitude for initiating my Jamesian interests goes to Sergio Perosa (Ca' Foscari University), and toAlideCagidemetrio (Universityof Udine)andWerner Sollors(Harvard University) ...
... and the Biblioteca Nazionale Marcianain Venice. Finally, mygratitude for initiating my Jamesian interests goes to Sergio Perosa (Ca' Foscari University), and toAlideCagidemetrio (Universityof Udine)andWerner Sollors(Harvard University) ...
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... and theplay oflight “on the stirred seawater, flickering up through open windows” and relishes “thenest ofwhite ... andthe ghosts that now exist only in old documents as Venice, onits treacherous sea, is translated into enduring ...
... and theplay oflight “on the stirred seawater, flickering up through open windows” and relishes “thenest ofwhite ... andthe ghosts that now exist only in old documents as Venice, onits treacherous sea, is translated into enduring ...
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... and Contarinidal Zaffo, stopping in frontof the Accademia bridge. Yourgaze, turninginto the interiorofthe palace after being dazzled by the view outsideofthe Grand Canal, will not finda rest: the glimmering splendourofthe water andthe ...
... and Contarinidal Zaffo, stopping in frontof the Accademia bridge. Yourgaze, turninginto the interiorofthe palace after being dazzled by the view outsideofthe Grand Canal, will not finda rest: the glimmering splendourofthe water andthe ...
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... and thebricks and stones wereused as building materials. Until1797 the PalazzoBarbaro had witnessed centuries of splendour. In the fifteenth centuryit had beenthe meetingpoint for someof themost illustrious representatives of ...
... and thebricks and stones wereused as building materials. Until1797 the PalazzoBarbaro had witnessed centuries of splendour. In the fifteenth centuryit had beenthe meetingpoint for someof themost illustrious representatives of ...
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... andthe compositions ofhis paintings:12 in his enthusiasm for Tintoretto, James seemed to see theextraordinary achievements in the useof viewpoint that would characterizethe twentieth century novel,which owed somuchto James himself. No ...
... andthe compositions ofhis paintings:12 in his enthusiasm for Tintoretto, James seemed to see theextraordinary achievements in the useof viewpoint that would characterizethe twentieth century novel,which owed somuchto James himself. No ...
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