Hamilton Letters

The Naples Dispatches of Sir William Hamilton

Szerző: John A. Davis, Giovanni Capuano

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Kötés: Kemény kötésű

Kiadó: Bloomsbury Publishing

Elérhetőség: Kiadói készleten rendelésre

Küldés 17-26 napon belül

33 004 Ft

Sir William Hamilton personified the age of the Enlightenment - a collector and connoisseur, amateur...

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Szerző

John A. Davis, Giovanni Capuano

Nyelv

Angol

Kötés

Könyv - Kemény kötésű

Kiadva

2008

oldal

272

EAN

9781845116118

ISBN

1845116119

Enbook ID

05096309

Kiadó

Bloomsbury Publishing

Súly

582

Méretek

162 x 239 x 25

Teljes leírás

Sir William Hamilton personified the age of the Enlightenment - a collector and connoisseur, amateur scientist and archaeologist, vulcanologist, anthropologist and above all a gentleman of taste and intellectual curiosity - and in Naples, one of the most fascinating stations on the Grand Tour, he had found his ideal setting.As King George III's ambassador to the Kingdom of Naples from 1764-1800, Sir William was witness to some pivotal events in European history. "The Hamilton Letters" is the first collection of his complete correspondence with the English court between 1797 and 1799. It sheds vivid light on the history of the kingdom of Naples on the cusp of the Napoleonic Wars as France and Spain jostled for control in the region as well as on the nature of power and government at the end of the 18th century. Included here is Sir William's own account of Nelson's betrayal of the Neapolitan Republic when, rather than granting the royalist leaders safe passage back to France as agreed, Nelson turned his guns on them - a hugely controversial decision, both for contemporary audiences and ever since, and one in which Sir William's own role is still hotly contested." The Hamilton Letters" offers an engaging portrait of a complex and sophisticated figure and brings a dynamic period of history to life. It is an invaluable guide to the period which will enthrall anyone interested in the colourful world of 19th-century European history.

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