I’ll not be posting to the NSRG this weekend when I’ll be visiting Washington, D.C. in order to view, in advance of my May trip to Naples, the exhibition, “Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture Around the Bay of Naples,” at the National Gallery of Art. The exhibition, which includes recent discoveries on [...]
Archive for March 20th, 2009
“The Treasures of Pompeii” at The National Gallery of Art
Posted in Ancient History, Anthropology, Archaeology, Architecture, Europe, Foreign Travel, Museums & Exhibitions, U.S. Travel on March 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Protest Novel” Parissiene: French Protest Sarkozy Policies with 17th-Century Novel
Posted in Books, Europe, Literature, Politics on March 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“On the eve of national strikes, the French have found a new way to show their dislike of [President] Nicolas Sarkozy: by reading a 17th century tale of thwarted love that the president has said he hates. “Mr Sarkozy, a man often ridiculed in France for preferring fitness to literature, has frequently expressed his disdain [...]
