The City of Florence: Historical Vistas & Personal Sightings

In this deeply personal and learned labor of love, R.W.B. Lewis, acclaimed chronicler of such great American cosmopolitans as Edith Wharton and Henry James, provides a new look at the glories of Florence, the smallish Tuscan city that has been the author's second home for the past fifty years. In chapters filled with historical detail and personal reflection, Lewis reconsiders the principal focal points of this much-beloved city-the Arno, the Duomo, the Ponte Vecchio, Sannta Croce-and casts new light on Florence's cultural patrimony and civic legacy from the Middle Ages to the present. With a scholar's eye and a lover's passion, he invites us to share his vision of a city and the way of life it has engendered. SC, 351 pages.