Hamilton Letters

The Naples Dispatches of Sir William Hamilton

Autor: John A. Davis, Giovanni Capuano

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Oprawa: Twarda

Wydawca: Bloomsbury Publishing

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Sir William Hamilton personified the age of the Enlightenment - a collector and connoisseur, amateur...

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Autor

John A. Davis, Giovanni Capuano

Język

Angielski

Oprawa

Książka - Twarda

Data wydania

2008

strony

272

EAN

9781845116118

ISBN

1845116119

Enbook ID

05096309

Wydawca

Bloomsbury Publishing

Waga

582

Wymiary

162 x 239 x 25

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Sir William Hamilton personified the age of the Enlightenment - a collector and connoisseur, amateur scientist and archaeologist, vulcanologist, anthropologist and above all a gentleman of taste and intellectual curiosity - and in Naples, one of the most fascinating stations on the Grand Tour, he had found his ideal setting.As King George III's ambassador to the Kingdom of Naples from 1764-1800, Sir William was witness to some pivotal events in European history. "The Hamilton Letters" is the first collection of his complete correspondence with the English court between 1797 and 1799. It sheds vivid light on the history of the kingdom of Naples on the cusp of the Napoleonic Wars as France and Spain jostled for control in the region as well as on the nature of power and government at the end of the 18th century. Included here is Sir William's own account of Nelson's betrayal of the Neapolitan Republic when, rather than granting the royalist leaders safe passage back to France as agreed, Nelson turned his guns on them - a hugely controversial decision, both for contemporary audiences and ever since, and one in which Sir William's own role is still hotly contested." The Hamilton Letters" offers an engaging portrait of a complex and sophisticated figure and brings a dynamic period of history to life. It is an invaluable guide to the period which will enthrall anyone interested in the colourful world of 19th-century European history.

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