Project Gutenberg 2009-01-22 Public domain in the USA. 198 Lee, Vernon 1856 1935 Paget, Violet The Spirit of Rome Produced by Delphine Lettau & the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries. "The Spirit of Rome" by Vernon Lee is a reflective travelogue written in the late 19th century. This work serves as a diary of the author’s personal impressions and emotional responses to the city of Rome, as she revisits locales imbued with history and significance. Lee explores themes of nostalgia, beauty, decay, and the enduring spirit of the city itself, as she navigates its streets and sites in search of deeper meaning. The opening of the book introduces Lee's complex relationship with Rome, detailing her early experiences growing up in the city and her feelings of rediscovery upon returning years later. She juxtaposes her memories of familiar details—such as the architectural elements and the landscape—with a sense of astonishment at how deeply Rome resonates with her emotions. Through vivid descriptions, she portrays the vibrant and historical nuances of the city and its monuments, revealing her internal struggles as she grapples with the contrast between the city’s grandeur and its decay. This opening sets the stage for a journey that entwines personal reflection with broader observations on the character and essence of one of the world's oldest cities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Rome (Italy) -- Description and travel DG Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 174587 174596 2024-09-12T05:48:40.656754 2023-09-12T09:21:06.960768 text/html text/html 172136 2021-01-04T16:42:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 63824 2021-01-04T16:42:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 110607 2024-09-12T05:48:46.007724 application/epub+zip 111192 2024-09-12T05:48:42.113751 application/epub+zip 111192 2024-09-12T05:48:41.226778 application/epub+zip 238229 2024-09-12T05:48:49.094721 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 217706 2024-09-12T05:48:45.383728 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 217785 2022-09-13T05:20:11.993304 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 146479 146265 2024-09-12T05:48:39.955795 2023-09-12T09:21:06.358755 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 146297 2021-01-04T16:42:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 60193 2021-01-04T16:42:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 146319 2021-01-04T16:42:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 60141 2021-01-04T16:42:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20264 2024-09-12T05:48:49.236701 application/rdf+xml 11711 2024-09-12T05:48:41.577751 image/jpeg 3262 2024-09-12T05:48:41.402741 image/jpeg 104766 2024-09-12T05:48:40.673746 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia