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- catalog abstract ""This account of expatriate life in the 'city of the lily' begins by asking why Florence has always proven to be such a popular destination for suicides, then moves into an analysis of what makes the city, in Henry James's words, such a 'delicate case' for locals and visitors alike." "Moving fleetly between present and past, Leavitt's narrative limns the history of the foreign colony from its origins in the middle of the nineteenth century until its demise under Mussolini, and considers the appeal of Florence to figures as diverge as Tchaikovsky, E.M. Forster, Ronald Firbank, Mary McCarthy, Mrs. Keppel (mistress to King Edward VII) and Henry Labouchere, author of the Labouchere Amendment, under the provisions of which Oscar Wilde was convicted. Lesser-known episodes in Florentine history - the moving of Michelangelo's David, and the construction of temporary bridges by battalions of black American soldiers in the wake of the Second World War are contrasted with images of Florence today (its vast pizza parlours and tourist culture) as well as analyses of the city's portrayal in such novels and films as A Room with a View, The Portrait of a Lady and Tea with Mussolini."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12536089.
- catalog coverage "Florence (Italy) Description and travel.".
- catalog coverage "Florence (Italy) Social life and customs.".
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog description ""Moving fleetly between present and past, Leavitt's narrative limns the history of the foreign colony from its origins in the middle of the nineteenth century until its demise under Mussolini, and considers the appeal of Florence to figures as diverge as Tchaikovsky, E.M. Forster, Ronald Firbank, Mary McCarthy, Mrs. Keppel (mistress to King Edward VII) and Henry Labouchere, author of the Labouchere Amendment, under the provisions of which Oscar Wilde was convicted.".
- catalog description ""This account of expatriate life in the 'city of the lily' begins by asking why Florence has always proven to be such a popular destination for suicides, then moves into an analysis of what makes the city, in Henry James's words, such a 'delicate case' for locals and visitors alike."".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-176).".
- catalog description "Lesser-known episodes in Florentine history - the moving of Michelangelo's David, and the construction of temporary bridges by battalions of black American soldiers in the wake of the Second World War are contrasted with images of Florence today (its vast pizza parlours and tourist culture) as well as analyses of the city's portrayal in such novels and films as A Room with a View, The Portrait of a Lady and Tea with Mussolini."--Jacket.".
- catalog extent "176 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "1582342393".
- catalog isPartOf "[Writer and the city]".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Bloomsbury : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck,".
- catalog spatial "Florence (Italy) Description and travel.".
- catalog spatial "Florence (Italy) Social life and customs.".
- catalog spatial "Italy Florence".
- catalog subject "945/.51 21".
- catalog subject "DG734.23 .L43 2002".
- catalog subject "Gay men Italy Florence Biography.".
- catalog subject "Leavitt, David, 1961- Homes and haunts Italy Florence.".
- catalog title "Florence, a delicate case / David Leavitt.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".