Pompeii’s ashes

Eric Moorman, Pompeii’s Ashes. The Reception of the Cities Buried by Vesuvius in Literature, Music, and Drama, de Gruyter, Berlin-Boston 2015, E. 89,95 (ISBN 978 16 14518 73 0)

Introduction

1. From Treasure Hunting to Archaeological Dig. History of the Excavations of Herculaneum and Pompeii

2. Travelers to the Vesuvian Cities

3. Pagan Pompeii in Fiction

4. Jews and Christians in Pompeii Novels

5. Modern and Contemporary Visits to Pompeii in Fiction: A Perilous Affair

6. Time Traveling to Ancient Pompeii

7. Real and Fictional Manuscripts from Pompeii and Herculaneum

8. Pompeii on Stage and Screen

9. Herculaneum Under Vesuvius

10. Intimations of Pompeii: By Way of Envoy

Bibliography

Index of names, places, and subjects