The Stones of Florence

by Mary McCarthy

Overview

This is a unique tribute to Florence, combining history, artistic description, and social observation. A memorable portrait of the Florentine spirit and of those figures who exemplify this spirit, such as Dante, Michelangelo, Brunelleschi, Donatello, and Machiavelli.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781735778921
Publisher:	Warbler Classics
Publication date:	09/10/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	178
Sales rank:	799,502
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Mary McCarthy (1912-1989) was an American critic, public intellectual, and author of more than two dozen books, including her New York Times bestseller, The Group. After graduating from Vassar in 1933 McCarthy moved to New York City and garnered attention as a cutting theater and book critic, contributing to a wide range of publications, such as the Nation, the New Republic, Harper's Magazine, and the New York Review of Books. She served on the editorial staff of the Partisan Review from 1937 to 1948. During the 1940s and 1950s she was a vocal opponent of both McCarthyism and communism. She wrote liberal critiques of culture and power to the end of her life, opposing the Vietnam War in the 1960s and covering the Watergate scandal hearings in the 1970s. In addition to The Group, her other novels include The Company She Keeps and Memories of a Catholic Girlhood. McCarthy also proved herself to be one of literature's greatest traveling companions with the publication of Venice Observed and The Stones of Florence. For her work, McCarthy won a number of awards, including two Guggenheim Fellowships. She died on October 25, 1989.

Editorial Reviews

R.W.B. Lewis lived in Florence for many years, and The City of Florence: Historical Vistas and Personal Sightings (Owl: Holt. 1996. ISBN 0-8050-4630-5. pap. $17) is the result of his love affair with the city. Other good books about Florence's art, architecture, and people include Mary McCarthy's classic The Stones of Florence (Harvest: Harcourt. 2002. ISBN 0-15-602763-1. pap. $14). Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

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