Dreaming of Italy: Las Vegas and the Virtual Grand Tour

Franci, Giovanna

ISBN 10: 0874176107 ISBN 13: 9780874176100

Published by University of Nevada Press., Reno., 2005

Language: English

Condition: Used - Near fine Soft cover

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Near fine. Photography by Federico Zignani. 4to. 157 pp. Softcover, glossy pictorial stiff wraps.

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Title

Dreaming of Italy: Las Vegas and the Virtual Grand Tour

Publisher

University of Nevada Press., Reno.

Publication Date

2005

Language

English

ISBN 10

0874176107

ISBN 13

9780874176100

Binding

Soft cover

Edition

1st Edition.

Condition

Near Fine

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In Dreaming of Italy: Las Vegas and the Virtual Grand Tour, Giovanna Franci compares three Las Vegas Italian-themed resorts - Caesars Palace, Bellagio, and The Venetian - to their Italian counterparts: the ancient Forum in Rome, the breathtaking Lake Como resort town of Bellagio, and eternal Venice, jewel of the Adriatic. Franci not only examines architectural format and decorative details but considers how the mystique of these Italian sites has been transplanted to the Nevada desert. In the process, she addresses the compelling phenomena of modern mass tourism and post-modern travelers to whom the distinction between the "real" and the "fake" is often far less important than the appeal of a destination that allows a visitor to make a "virtual Grand Tour" within the confines of a single city. Federico Zignani's photographs bring to life the physical details and ambiance of both the Las Vegas resorts and their Italian inspirations.

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Giovanna Franci is professor of English and American literature at the University of Bologna.

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