L’altana ou la vie vénitienne 1899-1924
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The poet opens a window on Venetian life by capturing daily life in the City of the Doges… A unique testimony!
Author : Henri De Régnier
Publishing house : Bartillat
Release Date : May 2009
Reissue of a great classic on Venice in a new version. Books about Venice always find their audience. L’Altana ou la vie vénitienne appeared for the first time in 1928. This is a collection of impressions of trips and stays in Venice between 1898 and 1924. Henri de Régnier had got into the habit of going to Venice every year or two.
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