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From Pompeii : the afterlife of a Roman town / Ingrid D. Rowland.

by Rowland, Ingrid D. (Ingrid Drake)

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The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, c2014.

937.72568 R883f

Tourism -- Naples (Italy : Province) -- History.

Pompeii (Extinct city) -- History.

Pompeii (Extinct city) -- Civilization.

Pompeii (Extinct city) -- Social life and customs.

9780674047938 (hc)

0674047931 (hc)

viii, 340 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : Naples, 1962 -- Pompeii, May 2013 -- The blood of San Gennaro and the eruption of Vesuvius, 1631 -- Before Pompeii : Athanasius Kircher and Lukas Holste, 1637-1638 -- Mr. Freeman goes to Herculaneum -- The rediscovery of Pompeii, 1748-1770 -- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1770 -- Further excavations, 1771-1832 -- Karl (Kyrill) Bryullov, 1828 -- Railway tourism -- Charles Dickens, 1845, and Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain), 1867 -- Giuseppe Fiorelli, "the pope" of Pompeii -- Bartolo Longo, 1872 -- The social role of tourist cameos -- Pierre Auguste Renoir, 1881 -- The legacy of August Mau -- Crown Prince Hirohito of Japan, 1921 -- Don Amedeo Maiuri, 1937-1961 -- Roberto Rossellini, 1953 -- Autobus gran turismo -- Coda : Atomic Pizza.

"When Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, the force of the explosion blew the top right off the mountain, burying nearby Pompeii in a shower of volcanic ash. Ironically, the calamity that proved so lethal for Pompeii's inhabitants preserved the city for centuries, leaving behind a snapshot of Roman daily life that has captured the imagination of generations. From Pompeii: The Afterlife of a Roman Town explores the fascinating variety of these experiences, as described by the artists, writers, actors, and others who have toured the excavated site. The city's houses, temples, gardens--and traces of Vesuvius's human victims--have elicited responses ranging from awe to embarrassment, with shifting cultural tastes playing an important role. The erotic frescoes that appalled eighteenth-century viewers inspired Renoir to change the way he painted. For Freud, visiting Pompeii was as therapeutic as a session of psychoanalysis. Crown Prince Hirohito, arriving in the Bay of Naples by battleship, found Pompeii interesting, but Vesuvius, to his eyes, was just an ugly version of Mount Fuji. Rowland treats readers to the distinctive, often quirky responses of visitors ranging from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Charles Dickens, and Mark Twain to Roberto Rossellini and Ingrid Bergman."--www.Amazon.com.

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