Sicily

A Literary Guide for Travellers

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Nonfiction, Travel, History
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Author: Andrew Edwards, Suzanne Edwards ISBN: 9780857734877
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: March 27, 2014
Imprint: I.B. Tauris Language: English
Author: Andrew Edwards, Suzanne Edwards
ISBN: 9780857734877
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: March 27, 2014
Imprint: I.B. Tauris
Language: English

"Without Sicily, Italy leaves no image in the soul. Sicily is the key to everything." Goethe, Italian Journey

Rising 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 have managed to get under her skin - from Pindar, Cicero and Aeschylus to Shakespeare and Cervantes; DH Lawrence, Coleridge and Oscar Wilde to Truman Capote, Tennessee Williams Ezra Pound and Lawrence Durrell; as well as local writers who have defined the modern Italian novel - Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa and Leonardo Sciascia. Through their words and lives we witness the beauty, pain and power of the Sicilian cultural landscape and discover how the potent mix of influences on the island's society have been preserved forever in literature.

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"Without Sicily, Italy leaves no image in the soul. Sicily is the key to everything." Goethe, Italian Journey

Rising 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 have managed to get under her skin - from Pindar, Cicero and Aeschylus to Shakespeare and Cervantes; DH Lawrence, Coleridge and Oscar Wilde to Truman Capote, Tennessee Williams Ezra Pound and Lawrence Durrell; as well as local writers who have defined the modern Italian novel - Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa and Leonardo Sciascia. Through their words and lives we witness the beauty, pain and power of the Sicilian cultural landscape and discover how the potent mix of influences on the island's society have been preserved forever in literature.

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