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Author Edwards, Andrew

Title Sicily : a literary guide for travellers / Andrew and Suzanne Edwards
Published London : I.B. Tauris, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 307 pages)
Contents List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Palermo and Surroundings; 2 The Tyrrhenian Coast; 3 Messina, Taormina and the North-East Coast; 4 Catania and Mount Etna; 5 Syracuse and the South-East; 6 Agrigento and the South Coast; 7 Enna and the Interior; 8 Trapani and the West; Author Profiles; Chronology; Select Bibliography
Summary ""Without Sicily, Italy leaves no image in the soul. Sicily is the key to everything."" Goethe, Italian JourneyRising up from the heart of the Mediterranean, Sicily has a rich and ancient history spanning over 2,000 years. A bounty prized by invaders from the Greeks, Romans and Vandals to the Byzantines, Arabs and Normans, Sicily's violently beautiful landscapes are haunted by a vibrant mix of cultures and her soil has always been fertile ground for the literary and artistic imagination. This compelling guide uncovers the island's multi-faceted personality through those literary figures who
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Subject Literary landmarks -- Italy -- Sicily
LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- Italian.
Literary landmarks
Literature
Travel
SUBJECT Sicily (Italy) -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85122237
Sicily (Italy) -- In literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85122263
Subject Italy -- Sicily
Form Electronic book
Author Edwards, Suzanne
ISBN 9780857734877
0857734873