Twilight of Italy

The author of such iconic novels of the 20th century as "Women in Love," "The Rainbow," and "Lady Chatterley's Lover," David Herbert Lawrence traveled extensively across Europe and the American continent, visiting Australia and Ceylon. His records of these travels are of historical value and possess the magic of the individual impression of a sensitively feeling, talented, and perceptive person.
"Twilight of Italy" is not just a writer's travel notes. The passion, poetic nature of the prose, sincere admiration, and deep insight into people and what happens to them transform these notes into a unique artistic statement about time and eternity, about religion, history, nature, and architecture.
As in his famous novels, in his descriptions of travels, Lawrence delves into themes of sensuality and spirituality, contrasting the physicality of Italian life with its philosophical depths and encouraging readers to see a country on the brink of one of the darkest periods in its history. The narrative begins with a meditative contemplation of the Bavarian highlands and its numerous roadside crucifixes—symbols of the cultural and spiritual history of a region strongly tied to the ideology of death and endurance—and rushes into the land of sun, timeless beauty, and carefree sorrow—this is how Italy appears to Lawrence. In vivid images and rich descriptions, he conveys his impressions from interacting with locals and their customs, his gaze fully reflecting the complex connection between fleeting human impulses and eternal beauty, the radiance of which bestows sacred meaning on ordinary things.
In addition to the famous collection of essays on Italy, this book also includes Lawrence's sketches on Etruscan culture, which greatly interested and attracted him. The book features photographs and paintings that are synchronized with Lawrence's notes, capturing Italy in the first quarter of the 20th century.