| |
Judith Harris
Archaeology has been a leitmotif of my work as a professional
journalist in Italy since 1967. Work on a half-hour TV documentary
on Pompeii, however, showed me that the story of its rediscovery
is thrilling, but not easy to tell. Then and there I set out to
find a fresh way to introduce the Vesuvian sites to interested
readers: through the eyes of the people who had created the second
life of Pompeii. Their excitement at rediscovery kindles ours.
Judith’s biography
Judith’s latest book
This chronicle of the three centuries of exploration of the second
life of the ancient cities lost to Vesuvius is addressed to those
who have already visited Pompeii and wish to know more, to future
visitors (and Pompeii attracts two million tourists annually),
and to the armchair traveler fascinated by the adventure of rediscovery.
Read more about Pompeii Awakened |
|
|
|
|
Pompeii awakened
In POMPEII AWAKENED we meet the people behind the discoveries
that have fascinated the world for three hundred years. We retrace
the earliest dangerous explorations by tunnel and visit newly discovered
Vesuvian sites. And we track the extraordinary impact of the discoveries
on the arts and architecture, poetry and politics, religion, circus
performances and fireworks spectaculars, the novel and movies,
and even on Sigmund Freud.
Read more
about the book here
‘A thrilling story,and a wonderful
subject for a book. Judith Harris has done it full justice.’
John
Julius Norwich
|
|
