Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-192).
Contents:
Partners with the past -- Beauty, bliss, and lies -- Conversations after empire -- A patina of electricity -- The traveler's dilemma -- To Persephone's Island -- Out of the shadows -- Art, archeology, and restoration at Pompeii -- Attuning one's life to theirs -- The past is always elsewhere.
Summary:
Ruminates on ancient remains and antiquities, illuminating an important element of contemporary cultural life: the dynamic between loss and delight.
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