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From Pompeii The Afterlife Of A Roman Town Ingrid D Rowland by Ingrid D. Rowland 9780674047938, 0674047931 instant download after payment.
The calamity that proved lethal for Pompeii inhabitants preserved the city for centuries, leaving behind a snapshot of Roman daily life that has captured the imagination of generations, including Renoir, Freud, Hirohito, Mozart, Dickens, Twain, Rossellini, and Ingrid Bergman. Interwoven is the thread of Ingrid Rowland's own impressions of Pompeii.When Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, the force of the explosion blew
the top right off the mountain, burying nearby Pompeii in a shower of
volcanic ash. Ironically, the calamity that proved so lethal for
Pompeii's inhabitants preserved the city for centuries, leaving behind a
snapshot of Roman daily life that has captured the imagination of
generations. 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 others
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. The erotic frescoes that appalled
eighteenth-century viewers inspired Renoir to change the way he painted.
For Freud, visiting Pompeii was as therapeutic as a session of
psychoanalysis. Crown Prince Hirohito, arriving in the Bay of Naples by
battleship, found Pompeii interesting, but Vesuvius, to his eyes, was
just an ugly version of Mount Fuji. Rowland treats readers to the
distinctive, often quirky responses of visitors ranging from Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart, Charles Dickens, and Mark Twain to Roberto Rossellini
and Ingrid Bergman. Interwoven throughout a narrative lush with detail
and insight is the thread of Rowland's own impressions of Pompeii, where
she has returned many times since first visiting in 1962.
