Strolling through Florence: The Definitive Walking Guide to the Renaissance City - Softcover

Mario Erasmo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1780762143 ISBN 13: 9781780762142

Publisher: I.B. Tauris, 2017

Synopsis

To walk through Florence is to step into one of the most remarkable histories of any European city. From its establishment by Julius Caesar in the first century BC, through its Golden Age at the epicentre of the Italian Renaissance, to its position as an iconic cultural destination in the twenty-first century, Florence is a small city that packs a lot of punch. This is the city of Dante and Boccaccio, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, the Medici, Botticelli, Donatello and the `Mad Monk' Savonarola. Their stories permeate every corner of Florence, but the city's contemporary scene is just as alluring, from cutting edge art and fashion to food. It is only by exploring Florence on foot that the visitor can truly experience everything the city has to offer.

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About the Author

Mario Erasmo is Professor of Classics at the University of Georgia. He is the author of several books on the cultural history of Italy including Strolling through Rome, Reading Death in Ancient Rome, and Death: Antiquity And Its Legacy (all I.B.Tauris) with extensive experience teaching and leading tours throughout Italy, France, and the UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: I.B. Tauris
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1780762143
• ISBN 13: 9781780762142
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224