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Sicily – A Cultural History

A Cultural Guide to Sicily from Signal Books in their series Landscapes of Imagination presents the island’™s rich history as the land in the centre of the Mediterranean where the great civilizations of Europe and Northern Africa met. The book is arranged as a tour of the island; readers will find not just the famous Greek temples or amphitheatres but Muslim-style domes, Norman, Spanish French and Austrian influences, hidden churches of exceptional beauty, even British connections including Nelson’™s estate in Maniace.The author, Joseph Farrell, is emeritus Professor of Italian at the University of Strathclyde and translator of several novels and plays.

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