ROME

Book ID/图书代码： 10010009B34082

English Summary/英文概要： The founding of Rome is shrouded in legend, but current archaeological evidence supports the theory that Rome grew from pastoral settlements and coalesced into a city in the 8th century BC. It developed into the capital of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic, and finally the Roman Empire. This success depended on military conquest and commercial predominance. Rome expanded over most of Europe and the shores of the Mediterranean sea. For almost a thousand years, Rome was the most politically important, richest and largest city in the Western world, and remained so after the Empire started to decline and was split. With the rise of early Christianity, the Bishop of Rome gained religious as well as political importance, eventually becoming known as the Pope and establishing Rome as the centre of the Catholic Church. Rome remained the capital of the Papal States until its annexation into the kingdom of Italy in 1870. Caught up in the nationalistic turmoils of the 19th century, Rome became the focus of the hopes for Italian unification, it was declared capital in 1871. After a victorious First World War, Rome witnessed the rise to power of Italian fascism guided by Benito Mussolini, who marched on the city in 1922, eventually declared a new Empire and allied Italy with Nazi Germany. After his execution and the end of the war, Rome grew momentously, as one of the driving forces behind the Italian economic miracle of post-war reconstruction. When it became a fashionable city in the 1950s and early 1960s, the years of ’la Dolce Vita, the magnificent city had acquired yet another identity.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 罗马的成立一直以来是个谜，但是近来的考古证据证明了罗马由公元前8世纪游牧人群聚居演变团成一城的理论。罗马一路历经罗马王朝、罗马共和国，最终成为罗马帝国的首都。罗马的胜利有赖于军事上的征服以及商业上的优势。罗马一度扩张到了大部分的欧洲以及地中海海岸。近千年来，罗马是西方世界政治最重要，最富有也是最大的城市，即使在罗马帝国没落分裂之后，它的地位也没半点动摇。随着早期基督教的兴起，罗马主教获得了与政治同等重要的宗教权力，最终成为赫赫有名的罗马教皇，把罗马变成天主教堂的中心。直到1870年，罗马并入意大利，才废除它教皇统治下的中心城市地位。值19世纪国内大暴动，罗马成为意大利人统一愿望的焦点，于1871年被定为首都。在第一次世界大战告捷后，罗马见证了由贝尼托墨索里尼指导，于1922年进入罗马，最终宣告新帝国的诞生并将意大利和德国纳粹军结成联盟的意大利法西斯的力量。在他的带领下，战争结束后，罗马作为一股战后经济重建的意大利经济奇迹的驱动力量之一，变得尤为重要。当罗马在20世纪50年代及60年代早期成为时尚之都，过着甜蜜的生活，这座壮观的城市还将获得新的身份。(XJJ)

Awards/获奖情况：Essential baggage for a Roman holiday. (John Harding Daily Mail)

in this Herculean undertaking, Hughes has captured much of the true spirit of Rome: the aspiration to great achievement despite obstacles, setbacks or failures (PROSPECT)

Hughes proves an entertaining and erudite guide. He is an impeccable raconteur, commanding, self-confident, witty (Alastair Sooke DAILY TELEGRAPH)

the book’s muscle and sinew lie in Hughes’s supremely eloquent vingnettes of churches and palaces, statues and paintings - evocations of art and place crafted with all the swagger and savour of a critic who can make his readers see, and feel, afresh....He never disappoints (Boyd Tonkin THE INDEPENDENT)

No one can nail a painting like Hughes (Rachel Spence FINANCIAL TIMES)

this is the work of un maestro (Christopher Bray WORD)

I would read Mr Hughes’s book if I were going to Rome. I’d read it if I weren’t going to Rome. You could read it instead of going to Rome, though given the choice, I’d choose Rome. Reading the book is like being taken around the Eternal City on a long brisk march by an entertaining, erudite acquaintance with a gift for storytelling and the oddly rare ability to describe what something actually looks like. (Francine Prose INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE)

This isn’t an upmarket Rough Guide for American tourists, it’s an award-winning broadcaster on top form. (Sue Arnold THE GUARDIAN)

About the Author/作者介绍： 罗伯特·休斯1938年出生于澳大利亚。自1970年起，他在美国定居和工作，直到2001年他受聘为时代杂志的主艺术评论家，直到现在还继续着。他的作品包括《新事物的震惊》（the shock of the new）、《致命的海滨》（the fatal shore）、《没有批评就一事无成》（nothing if not critical）、《巴塞罗那》（barcelona）、《GOYA》（goya），并且因此多次获奖和各项殊荣。

Robert Hughes was born in Australia in 1938. Since 1970 he has lived and worked in the United States, where until 2001 he was chief art critic for TIME, to which he still contributes. His books include THE SHOCK OF THE NEW, THE FATAL SHORE, NOTHING IF NOT CRITICAL, BARCELONA, and GOYA. He is the recipient of a number of awards and prizes for his work.

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