[PDF] The Invention of Sicily: A Mediterranean History by Jamie Mackay

The Invention of Sicily: A Mediterranean History. Jamie Mackay

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ISBN: 9781786637734 | 304 pages | 8 Mb

• The Invention of Sicily: A Mediterranean History
• Jamie Mackay
• Page: 304
• Format: pdf, ePub, fb2, mobi
• ISBN: 9781786637734
• Publisher: Verso Books

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A fascinating cultural history of this most magical of islands Sicily has always acted as a gateway between Europe and the rest of the world. Fought over by the Phoenicians and Greeks, the Romans, Goths and Byzantines, Arabs and Normans, Germans, Spanish and the French for thousands of year, Sicily became a unique melting pot where diverse traditions merged, producing a unique heritage and singular culture. In this fascinating account of the island from the earliest times to the present day, author and journalist Jamie Mackay leads us through this most elusive of places. From its pivotal position in the development of Greek and Roman mythology, and the beautiful remnants of both the Arab and Norman invasions, through to the rise of the bandits and the Cosa Nostra, The Invention of Sicily is the perfect companion to the culture and history of Sicily. Mackay weaves the political and social development of the island in with its fascinating cultural heritage - in doing so discussing how great works including Lampedusa's masterpiece The Leopard and its film adaptation by Visconti, and the novels of Leonardo Sciascia, among many others, have both been shaped by Sicily's past, and continue to shape it into the present.

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