Desiring Italy by Susan Cahill

Desiring Italy by Susan Cahill

Under the spell of la dolce vita . . .

For centuries Italy has been many things to many people. In this brilliant anthology and traveler's companion, twenty-eight first-rate women writers reveal why the land that is the heart and soul of European civilization is so seductive to women.

Kate Simon walks us through a Siena filled with surprises and luminous beauty. Elizabeth Spencer writes of first coming to Italy and finding "home." Shirley Hazzard explores the mysteries of Naples. Muriel Spark writes on Venice, Edith Wharton on Rome, George Eliot on Florence, Barbara Grizzuti Harrison on San Gimignano, Patricia Hampl on Assisi. Other wonderful writers contemplate the idiosyncratic glories of Italy's architecture, cooking, art, and landscape; its culture; its places and people.

As these writers tell their stories--in fiction, memoir, and essay--of coming to understand Italy, they explore the complexity of their passions for it, mingling affection and ecstasy with intellectual curiosity. Organized geographically--from northern Italy to Rome and on to the south, Desiring Italy offers an enchanting journey for readers and travelers.

Susan Cahill, PhD, is the editor of several critically acclaimed anthologies, including Desiring Italy, For the Love of Ireland, Wise Women, The QPB Anthology of Women's Writing, and Women and Fiction. She has taught at Queens College and Fordham University and is the author of the novel Earth Angels and the co-author of A Literary Guide to Irleand with Thomas Cahill. She splits her time between New York City and Rome for portion of the year.

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ISBN 13	9780449910801
ISBN 10	0449910806
Title	Desiring Italy
Author	Susan Cahill
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	1997-04-15
Number of pages	384
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