A Sentimental Guide to Venice

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The readers of the works by Diego Valeri do not ignore that the weil known poeticái expressiveness of this writer and the charm of Venice are just the same; and that, therefore, Venice has not a voice more modulated and, we would say, more melodious than his. In addition to many poems by Valeri suggested by Venice and its landscape, and scattered in more than a book of verses, this poeticái couple of names - Venice and Valeri - is contained principally in this «Sentimental Guide » - a diamond of unusual value in a setting of exquisite form. It is a book inspired by a love, and its quality is shown at once by the title - guide - that is the knowledge of history, habit, art of the city; and sentimental, that is a romantic attribute suitable to suggest the tone of sentiment with which the author observes and describes it, but above all he loves and reminisces Venice, wrapping it up by means of the iridescent veil of his very limpid prose. In fact, the eight chapters - Rialto, Saint... Tovább

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The readers of the works by Diego Valeri do not ignore that the weil known poeticái expressiveness of this writer and the charm of Venice are just the same; and that, therefore, Venice has not a voice more modulated and, we would say, more melodious than his. In addition to many poems by Valeri suggested by Venice and its landscape, and scattered in more than a book of verses, this poeticái couple of names - Venice and Valeri - is contained principally in this «Sentimental Guide » - a diamond of unusual value in a setting of exquisite form. It is a book inspired by a love, and its quality is shown at once by the title - guide - that is the knowledge of history, habit, art of the city; and sentimental, that is a romantic attribute suitable to suggest the tone of sentiment with which the author observes and describes it, but above all he loves and reminisces Venice, wrapping it up by means of the iridescent veil of his very limpid prose. In fact, the eight chapters - Rialto, Saint Mark's, The Palace, The Piazza, The Piazzetta the Molo and the Riva, The Grand Canal, The other Venice, Painting, The Lagoon - opened by an «invitation» and closed by an « envoy » - give us the most poeticái and Continued on back flap
Continued from front flap yet precise image of Venice - its historical truth, with the admirable legend of its origins and the splendour of its civil greatness and the incomparable glamour of its beauty, with the innumerable masterpieces of art which make of it the city « unique in the world », the city which, from every countries of world, men of every culture and tradition run always to admire and enjoy. The prose of Diego Valeri, with its hearty descriptive and interpretative gladness, constitutes a guide for eyes and heart, but alsó an enlightened guidance for the mind of anybody wanting to penetrate so many secrets and mysteries of the «inexpressible city » - the city, as he says, which « awakens in the alive men all the vitai powers ». From these pages by Valeri rises again indeed and shines a Venice, orbis pingens et pictus, that is its truest and finest image. Vissza