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THE SCHOOL OF DONNINA VISCONTI

Pictures from the Trecento

by Gene Washington

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Softcover
$20.55
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$13.95
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Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 1/11/2000

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 5.5x8.5
Page Count : 284
ISBN : 9780738841670
Format : E-Book
Dimensions : 5.5x8.5
Page Count : 284
ISBN : 9781477175446

About the Book

"The School of Donnina Visconti" is a fictionalized account of the life and adventures of Sir John Hawkwood, condottiere, (1331?-1394) and his wife Donnina Visconti. The story is told primarily through, first, the voice of an editor (who found the MS) and secondly, through the consciousness of Donnina and her "pictures."

The poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) was a descendant of Donnina Visconti and John Hawkwood.

"School" is an expansion of "Donnina Visconti," a short story that won first place honors in Utah Arts Festival Short Short Story Contest in 1993.

About the Author

Gene Washington has a Ph.D in English Literature. He is now an emeritus professor of English Literature at Utah State University. He lives in Logan, Utah where he spends his time gardening, skiing, writing and rambling in the mountains. Gene believes that one writes books, both fiction and non-fiction, because one looks for but does not find what one wants to read.