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Cortona, a small city in Tuscany, is surrounded by high stone walls and retains to this day its medieval spirit. Charles Van Doren, writer, editor, and academic, made it his second home for more than twenty-five years. As a man with a passionate need to know, he studied everything he could find about the history of Cortona. And that history is so much a part of The Lion of Cortona, you almost dont notice how much you are learning. Van Doren sweeps us into his richly imagined evocation of life in thirteenth-century Tuscany. As events unfold with ease and authenticity. It is intriguing to watch the books bold and interesting characters develop, intermingle, and reckon with the consequences of their actions. Santa Margherita, who lived and cared for the people of Cortona in the thirteenth century, appears in the story as she actually was, at least from all available accounts. The same can be said of the Casali family; the Palazzo Casali still stands in one of the two main piazzas of the city. Thomas Aquinas, the philosopher, also has a role in the story, as does the great and powerful Visconti family. Nino, one of the imaginary heroes, meets Aquinas in France. Benno, the main hero, jo

Author

Charles Van Doren, Charles Van Doren

Publisher

R & R Associates ; [CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781490565194