Italian Hours ends with the phrase, "the luxury of loving Italy," and everything in this book indicates that James enjoyed this luxury to the fullest. But he was by no means a blind lover. His opening essay on Venice, for instance, doesn't gloss over the sad conditions of life for the city's people: "Their habitations are decayed; their taxes heavy; their pockets light; their opportunities few." Still, James goes on to sketch enough of the beauty of Venice to make it seem a fair compensation. Throughout the book he constantly comes back to the beauty and amenity of Italian life, despite the all too frequent material shortcomings. Venice and Rome get the most extended treatment, but James doesn't neglect the rest of the country. His Roman essays, though, show the strongest touch of his own experiences, especially his long rides on horseback through the Campagna and his many walks through various neighborhoods in the city.

Medie	Bøger Paperback Bog (Bog med blødt omslag og limet ryg)
Udgivet	25. marts 2017
ISBN13	9781544880105
Forlag	Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Antal sider	306
Mål	152 × 229 × 16 mm · 412 g
Sprog	Engelsk

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