Anne Harrison
Articles by Anne Harrison
Wed, 03/25/2015 - 03:38
Dante began The Divine Comedy in 1308, while exiled from his beloved Florence. The pain of this banishment surfaces in his writing: You shall leave ev…
Sun, 03/09/2014 - 23:33
On the banks of the Arno, close to the Ponte Vecchio, stands a small and often missed museum. Hidden from the crowds milling outside the nearby Uffizi…
Mon, 06/10/2013 - 05:07
By the time we left the hotel, it was already late afternoon, and our plane left at dawn. The buildings shimmered with a golden glow particular to Ita…
Fri, 03/29/2013 - 11:54
The wind swept over the square outside the Upper Basilica, filling the sky with grey clouds. St Francis sat astride his horse with bowed head. This st…
Wed, 08/01/2012 - 09:13
The morning mists still swirled over the lagoon as the ferry approached Venice. At first all we could see were wooden channel markers (bricole) as the…
Wed, 06/13/2012 - 04:17
In the middle of the Tiber lies the picturesque Isola Tiberina. The island embraces two millennia of Roman history, for it has been important to Rome…
Tue, 05/08/2012 - 06:16
Well, my window / looked out on the Square where Ogni Santi / meets San Trovaso / things have ends and beginnings [ Ezra Pound Cantos]When Ezra Pound…