Provence: A Cultural History

by Martin Garrett

Book Overview

Celebrated by writers from Petrach to Peter Mayle, Provence's rugged mountains, wild maquis, and lavender-filled meadows are world-famous. Martin Garrett explores a region littered with ancient monuments and medieval castles. Looking at the vibrant dockside atmosphere of Lub ron, he considers how writers like Mistral and Daudet have captured the character of a place and its people. He traces the development of Provence as a Roman outpost, medieval...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019530957X
• ISBN13: 9780195309577
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.6"