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Why were the Romantics obsessed with Mount Vesuvius?
John Brewer investigates the Romantics' complex relationship with Mount Vesuvius, from being a prized travel destination to using the volcano as a political metaphor
- Rhiannon Davies
Published: January 10, 2024 at 7:52 AM
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The Romantics were obsessed with Mount Vesuvius, climbing up to peer into its bubbling depths, and even using it as a metaphor to describe some of the tumultuous changes revolution was wreaking in Europe at the time. Rhiannon Davies spoke to John Brewer to learn more about this fascinating historical episode.
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John Brewer is the author of Volcanic: Vesuvius in the Age of Revolutions (Yale University Press, 2023)
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Rhiannon DaviesFreelance journalist
A former BBC History Magazine section editor, Rhiannon has long been fascinated by history and continues to write for HistoryExtra.com. She has appeared on the award-winning HistoryExtra podcast, interviewing experts on a variety of subjects, from Lucy Worsley discussing Agatha Christie to Sir Ranulph Fiennes on the perils of polar exploration
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