Book Review: "Rome by Robert Hughes"
THE TELEGRAPH
By Mathew Sturgis
ITALY - Robert Hughes made his first visit in 1959 as an ardent young Australian who had never encountered a proper piece of religious art. And, like Goethe before him, he felt born again. Now, 50 years on, he has produced a hefty book on the city: Rome. The suggestive monosyllable stands unencumbered by any subtitle, and prompts one to wonder which – or how many – of Rome’s myriad faces he will be writing about. A hotchpotch cultural history of the Eternal City would have been more convincing had it been briefer [link]
By Mathew Sturgis
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"Rome by Robert Hughes " (November 1, 2011) |
