Abstract
Book One
I. From the air, Rome pans flat across the coastal plain, a mosaic of fragments. Tiny squares radiate in concentric rings around ovals, bisected by vectored roads: pat-terns of organic growth within the linearity of ancient order. Swathes of green abut the orange, white and grey of clay, stone and concrete. As the plane tilts, the tiles resolve into rooftops, piazzas, cars and pave-ments, drawing me into a smaller, more human dimension.
I. From the air, Rome pans flat across the coastal plain, a mosaic of fragments. Tiny squares radiate in concentric rings around ovals, bisected by vectored roads: pat-terns of organic growth within the linearity of ancient order. Swathes of green abut the orange, white and grey of clay, stone and concrete. As the plane tilts, the tiles resolve into rooftops, piazzas, cars and pave-ments, drawing me into a smaller, more human dimension.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 140-153 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Westerly |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- Rome
- Roman History
- Roman influence on literature