Virgil's Golden Egg and Other Neapolitan Miracles: An Investigation into the Sources of Creativity

by Michael A. Ledeen

Book Overview

Neapolitans are considered the cleverest, most imaginative, most romantic, and the most entertaining people in Italy. The world's finest men's fashions, Italy's most celebrated popular songs and plays, and a high proportion of popular and operatic singers are all from Naples. Past Italian literary awards portray an amazingly high proportion of Neapolitans receiving the greatest honours.

Neapolitan creativity survived centuries of foreign...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412854792
• ISBN13: 9781412854795
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.4"