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A Decade of Italian Women (Vol. 1&2)
Thomas Adolphus Trollope's 'A Decade of Italian Women (Vol. 1&2)' is a masterful exploration of gender roles and societal expectations in Italy during the mid-19th century. Trollope utilizes a combination of historical facts and personal anecdotes to paint a vivid picture of the lives of Italian women. The narrative is rich in detail and showcases Trollope's keen observational skills, making the reader feel as though they are living in that tumultuous period. His writing style is engaging, with a perfect balance of description and analysis that keeps the reader hooked until the very last page. Thomas Adolphus Trollope, a well-traveled and highly respected author, was uniquely positioned to w...
A Decade of Italian Women
This book features the biographical accounts of ten women selected by the author not so much with any intention of bringing together the best, greatest, or most admirable, nor even the most remarkable women Italy has produced, as with a view of securing the greatest amount of variety, in point of social position and character. Each figure of the small gallery was intended to illustrate a distinct phase of Italian social life and civilization: the canonized Saint, that most extraordinary product of the "ages of faith," highly interesting as a social, and perhaps more so still as a psychological phenomenon; the feudal Châtelaine, one of the most remarkable results of the feudal system, and af...
The Marshals of Alexander's Empire
This book presents for the first time in English a detailed study of the closest friends and most trusted commanders of Alexander the Great - their career-progress, their rivalry with one another, and their influence on Alexander. The Marshals of Alexander's Empire is a blend of biography and prosopography that sheds light on some of the most dynamic individuals of the age of Alexander.
The Ticino Guide
"The Ticino Guide covers the area ... from the Swiss canton through upper Lombardy to Milan. An excellent introduction discusses the indigenous architecture." -Progressive Architecture
