Angels of Pompeii

by Robert Bly

ancient history, poems and illustrations This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345377419
• ISBN13: 9780345377418
• Release Date: October 1991
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.8" x 9.8"

Customer Reviews

MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW

This book is a collection of photographs taken of the walls in Pompeii. Some are of angels, while others are of figures or shapes that are not quite identifiable. The photographer Stephen Brigidi was intrigued by these pictures and enlisted the help of noted poet Robert Bly to add words to his photos, thus "Angels of Pompeii" was born.I enjoyed seeing the ancient images and reading the words that Mr. Bly wrote to accompany each one. I wonder how close he came to truly capturing the essence ofeach picture. We may never know, but it's nice to imagine!

Another Place and Another Time

This is a collection of interesting photographs taken of walls in the ancient city of Pompeii. Many of the photographs are of angels and others have the appearance of some type of mystical figures.The photographer, Stephen Brigidi was so fascinated by Pompeii that he made several trips there to take his pictures. He enlisted the help of another artist, Robert Bly to interpret the images. Mr. Bly lived with the photographs for several years and then wrote eight wondrous poems to accompany the pictures.This book was a gift from my son who saw ancient images and beautiful poetry combined into an intriguing book. This is a lovely work that captures the imagination and makes me long to visit Pompeii.