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OverviewVolcanoes around the world have their own legends, and many have wrought terrible devastation, but none has caught the imagination like Vesuvius. We now know that immense eruptions destroyed Bronze Age settlements around Vesuvius, but the Romans knew nothing of those disasters and were lulled into complacency—much as we are today—by its long period of inactivity. None of the nearly thirty eruptions since AD 79 has matched the infamous cataclysm that destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum within hours. Nearly two thousand years later, the allure of the volcano remains—as evidenced by its popularity as a tourist attraction, from Shelley and the Romantics to modern-day visitors. Vesuvius has loomed large throughout history, both feared and celebrated. Gillian Darley unveils the human responses to Vesuvius from a cast of characters as far-flung as Pliny the Younger and Andy Warhol, revealing shifts over time. This cultural and scientific meditation on a powerful natural wonder touches on pagan religious beliefs, vulcanology, and travel writing. Sifting through the ashes of Vesuvius, Darley exposes how changes in our relationship to the volcano mirror changes in our understanding of our cultural and natural environments. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gillian DarleyPublisher: Harvard University Press Imprint: Harvard University Press Dimensions: Width: 11.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 17.80cm Weight: 0.227kg ISBN: 9780674503779ISBN 10: 0674503775 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 04 May 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsA lively biography of the mountain best known for swallowing Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 A.D....Vesuvius is an entertaining guide to the volcano's impact on European culture, ranging over its influence on religion, science, philosophy, art, literature, and music.-- (06/11/2012) Most readers will enjoy this attractive little book as an armchair travel guide to Vesuvius along the paths of history.--David Keymer Library Journal (03/02/2012) It's brave to write a longue dur e history of anything, and here it has been done magnificently. There was much in every part that was new to me.--Martin Rudwick, author of Bursting the Limits of Time The terrifying meditations on our own mortality are compensated by the vivid lives that have unfolded for so many centuries on the mountain's slopes (most of them lives in which Vesuvius has been threatening but not fatal). As a book, Vesuvius promises to be just about irresistible.--Ingrid Rowland, University of Notre Dame A lively biography of the mountain best known for swallowing Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 A.D.… Vesuvius is an entertaining guide to the volcano’s impact on European culture, ranging over its influence on religion, science, philosophy, art, literature, and music. -- Amy Henderson * Weekly Standard * Most readers will enjoy this attractive little book as an armchair travel guide to Vesuvius along the paths of history. -- David Keymer * Library Journal * The terrifying meditations on our own mortality are compensated by the vivid lives that have unfolded for so many centuries on the mountain’s slopes (most of them lives in which Vesuvius has been threatening but not fatal). As a book, Vesuvius promises to be just about irresistible. -- Ingrid Rowland, University of Notre Dame It’s brave to write a longue durée history of anything, and here it has been done magnificently. There was much in every part that was new to me. -- Martin Rudwick, author of <i>Bursting the Limits of Time</i> Most readers will enjoy this attractive little book as an armchair travel guide to Vesuvius along the paths of history.--David Keymer Library Journal (03/02/2012) A lively biography of the mountain best known for swallowing Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 A.D.... Vesuvius is an entertaining guide to the volcano's impact on European culture, ranging over its influence on religion, science, philosophy, art, literature, and music.-- (06/11/2012) It's brave to write a longue duree history of anything, and here it has been done magnificently. There was much in every part that was new to me.--Martin Rudwick, author of Bursting the Limits of Time The terrifying meditations on our own mortality are compensated by the vivid lives that have unfolded for so many centuries on the mountain's slopes (most of them lives in which Vesuvius has been threatening but not fatal). As a book, Vesuvius promises to be just about irresistible.--Ingrid Rowland, University of Notre Dame Most readers will enjoy this attractive little book as an armchair travel guide to Vesuvius along the paths of history.--David Keymer Library Journal (03/02/2012) A lively biography of the mountain best known for swallowing Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 A.D....Vesuvius is an entertaining guide to the volcano's impact on European culture, ranging over its influence on religion, science, philosophy, art, literature, and music.-- (06/11/2012) It's brave to write a longue dur e history of anything, and here it has been done magnificently. There was much in every part that was new to me.--Martin Rudwick, author of Bursting the Limits of Time The terrifying meditations on our own mortality are compensated by the vivid lives that have unfolded for so many centuries on the mountain's slopes (most of them lives in which Vesuvius has been threatening but not fatal). As a book, Vesuvius promises to be just about irresistible.--Ingrid Rowland, University of Notre Dame Author InformationGillian Darley is a writer, broadcaster, and architectural journalist. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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