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Phoebus edizioni, Napoli. Published date: 2004. Softcover, 178 pp; 23 cm. Bilingual text in Italian and English. Illustrated throughout with color reproductions of paintings, frescoes, mosaics, and historical artworks related to wine culture in Campania and the classical world.
In good condition. Illustrated paper covers show light bumping and rubbing to edges and corners with moderate surface scuffing and a small 1 inch tear along the bottom edge of the rear cover; light creasing to spine; binding remains firm. Interior pages clean and unmarked. Cultural and literary anthology exploring the history of wine in Campania through selections from classical Latin authors and modern Campanian poets writing in both Italian and regional dialect. Edited by Daniela De Liso with English translations by Colum Fordham, Ilaria Capalbo, Marcus Mattia, and Simon Edmonds. The volume was prepared for the international exhibition "Olio e Vino Campano nel Mondo" and issued by the Regione Campania Assessorato all'Agricoltura to promote the historical and cultural traditions of Campanian wine. Contents include: Campania wine in ancient Roman literature; Virgil's wines; Horace's symposia; Tibullus and Ligdamus love and wine; Martial and wine; Wine in the literature of Campania; Salvatore Di Giacomo the wine of love and pain; Ferdinando Russo from Naples to Paradise with wine; Raffaele Viviani everyday wine; Bibliographic note.