Oxford

NOTE EDITORE

'Few cities,' Jan Morris observes, 'have been much more loved, loathed, and celebrated.' This book has become a classic account of the character, history, mores, buildings, climate, and people of one of Britain's most fascinating cities. 'A book of outstanding excellence, with a sweep of knowledge and a distinction of style such as I have never before encountered in a work of this sort ... Brilliant alike in observation and imagination ... brings the very stones of Oxford to life' Sunday Telegraph.

SOMMARIO

1 - Piebald2 - Rich Mixture3 - Town and Country4 - Universitas Oxoniensis5 - Ornery6 - College Spirit7 - No Good Aire8 - Fauna and Flora9 - Sorts and Conditions10 - Pleasures11 - The Look of It12 - Learning13 - Vineyard of the Lord14 - Compact of Ancient Tales15 - The Ark16 - The Argosy17 - In Art18 - Right of Way19 - Distant Trumpets20 - The Heart of Things21 - Gone Away

AUTORE

Jan Morris is a highly distinguished writer of travel books, her career spanning over 30 years. She is an Honorary Fellow of the University College of Wales. Her many publications include: Venice (1960), The Pax Brittania Trilogy (1968), The Oxford Book of Oxford (1978), and The Matter of Wales (1984). She has also written a novel Last Letters from Hav, which was short-listed for the Booker Prize.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780192801364
• Dimensioni: 197 x 20.0 x 129 mm Ø 227 gr
• Formato: Brossura
• Illustration Notes: 8 pp black and white plates
• Pagine Arabe: 304