'The charm of certain vacant grassy spaces, in Italy, overfrowned by masses of brickwork that are honeycombed by the suns of centuries, is something that I hereby renounce once for all the attempt to express; but you may be sure that whenever I mention such a spot enchantment lurks in it.' - Henry James In these essays on travels in Italy written from 1872 to 1909, Henry James ...(展开全部)

'His figure was striking, but not so from grace ...and as he stalked along, wrapt in the black garments of his order, there was something terrible in its air; something almost super-human.' First published in 1797, The Italian is one of the finest examples of Gothic romance. The fast-paced, narrative centres on Ann Radcliffe's most brilliant creation, the sinister monk Schedon...(展开全部)

Meticulously selected and artfully recreated, the selection of stories in Italian is vast and ranges geographically from Corsica and Sicily to Venice and the Alps. Calvino is himself clearly captivated by the folkloric imagination and communicates this in what is a fascinating and rich addition to folk literature.

Meticulously selected and artfully recreated, the selection of stories in Italian is vast and ranges geographically from Corsica and Sicily to Venice and the Alps. Calvino is himself clearly captivated by the folkloric imagination and communicates this in what is a fascinating and rich addition to folk literature.

彼得·伯克是英国剑桥大学的文化史教授；剑桥大学埃马纽埃尔学院的研究员。他先前出版的著作包括：《欧洲近代早期的大众文化》（PopularCultureinEarlyModemEurope，1978）、《近代早期意大利的历史人类学解（HistoricaIAnthropologyofEarlyModernItaly，1987）、（《廷臣的命运》（The Fortunes ofthe Courtier，1995）、《历史学与社会理论》（hstoryandSociaL　ThoerY，1992）、《多元的文化史》（VarietiesofCulturalHistorp；1997）。