Elizabeth Bowen's account of a time spent in Rome is no ordinary guidebook but an evocation of a city - its history, its architecture and, above all, its atmosphere.
American artists and writers encounter Rome across two centuries, revealing how the city helped shape their creative imaginations and cultural ambitions.
Tucci's family saga carries readers into turn-of-the-century Rome, where differences of class and circumstance shape the intimate texture of city life.
Michelangelo's artistic ambition meets patrons, family and political power, carrying him from Florence's workshops into the demanding commissions of Renaissance Rome.
Fraser considers Rome alongside Constantinople and Moscow, following the historical ambitions and urban lives that connect these competing imperial heirs.
