Tropic of Venice
Margaret Doody
374 pages | 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 | 13 color, 26 b/w illus.
Cloth 2007 | ISBN 0-8122-3984-9 | $32.50 | £21.50
A volume in the Personal Takes series
Not for sale in the British Commonwealth, except Canada, or in Europe
In this journey through the work of artists and the writings of travelers who have been both smitten and repelled by the influence of Venice, Margaret Doody explores ways in which this is a city profoundly unlike any other on earth–and one that simultaneously unsettles and reveals many of our most deeply rooted cultural values.
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