A History of Venice
- ISBN-10
- 0241953049
- ISBN-13
- 9780241953044
- Series
- A History of Venice
- Category
- Venice (Italy)
- Pages
- 673
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-01-02
- Publisher
- Viking
- Author
- John Julius Norwich
Description
Intricate, captivating, beautiful, romantic, unique, unforgettable . . . A History of Venice tells the story of this most remarkable of cities from its founding in the fifth century, through its unrivalled status for over a thousand years as one of the world's busiest and most powerful city states, until its fall at the hands of Napoleon in 1797. Rich in fascinating historical detail, populated by extraordinary characters and packed with a wealth of incident and intrigue, this is a brilliant testament to a great city - and a great and gripping read. 'Norwich has loved and understood Venice as well as any other Englishman has ever done.' Sunday Times 'As a historian Norwich knows what matters. As a writer he has a taste for beauty, a love of language and an enlivening wit. He contrives, as no English writer has done before, to sustain a continuous interest in that crowded history.' Hugh Trevor-Roper 'Norwich has the gift of historical perspective, as well as clarity and wit. Few can tell a good story better than he.' Spectator 'Will become the standard English work of Venetian history.' Financial Times
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