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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tourism--Italy--Naples (Province)--History.

Tourism.

Pompeii (Extinct city)--History.

Pompeii (Extinct city).

Pompeii (Extinct city)--Civilization.

Pompeii (Extinct city)--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Edition:

Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Map

Introduction: Naples, 1962

1 Pompeii, May 2013

2 The Blood of San Gennaro and the Eruption of Vesuvius

3 Before Pompeii: Kircher and Holste

4 Mr. Freeman Goes to Herculaneum

5 The Rediscover y of Pompeii

6 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

7 Further Excavations

8 Karl Bryullov

9 Railway Tourism

10 Charles Dickens and Mark Twain

11 Giuseppe Fiorelli, the “Pope” of Pompeii

12 Bartolo Longo

13 The Social Role of Tourist Cameos

14 Pierre- Auguste Renoir

15 The Legacy of August Mau

16 Crown Prince Hirohito of Japan

17 Don Amedeo Maiuri

18 Roberto Rossellini and Ingrid Bergman

19 Autobus Gran Turismo

Coda: Atomic Pizza

Notes

Bibliography

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780674416536

0674416538

9780674416529

067441652X

OCLC:

873805659