As the Romans do : the delights, dramas, and daily diversions of life in the eternal city / by Alan Epstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Epstein, Alan, 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Epstein, Alan, 1949-.

Rome (Italy)--Social life and customs.

Rome (Italy).

Epstein, Alan, 1949---Homes and haunts--Italy--Rome.

Epstein, Alan.

Homes.

Manners and customs.

Italy--Rome.

Genre:

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xi, 287 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : William Morrow, [2000]

Summary:

A tribute to the ancient Mediterranean city celebrates the city's reputation for culture, food, and style while revealing the passion and contradictions of its citizens.

Contents:

1. Just Another Day in the Piazza: The Show Must Go On

2. To Stay or Not to Stay: Summer in the City

3. Centro Storico: Meandering Through the Heart of History

4. Latest Martyr at the Colosseum: Will He or Won't He?

5. Buon Compleanno, Giuseppe: An Operatic Celebration

6. Sciopero! Rome Strikes Again

7. Monte Palatino: The "City" on the Hill

8. Business, but Not as Usual: Money Isn't Everything

9. Bella Figura: The Flesh and Flash of Roman Women

10. Buon Appetito: The Tasty Trattoria

11. Famiglia: Ties That Bind

12. Santa Pazienza: the Art of Waiting, a Metropolitan Pastime

13. Functional Anarchy: Who's in Charge of This Meeting?

14. Che Bello! Children Should Be Seen

and Heard.

ISBN:

0688172725

9780688172725

OCLC:

42022373

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