When an enormous transparent dome settles over a small town in maine in stephen kings new novel, its just fine with big jim, the local. On an entirely normal, beautiful fall day in chesters mill, maine, the town is inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an. The first thing readers might find scary about stephen kings under the dome is its length. Brunelleschis dome by ross king, published in 2000, is a nonfictional historical story that describes how the italian architectfilippo brunelleschidesigned the dome of the cathedral ofsanta maria del fiore, which was completed in 1436. Even in an age of soaring skyscrapers and cavernous sports stadiums, the cathedral of santa maria del fiore in florence, with its immense, terracottatiled cupola, still retains a rare. How a renaissance genius reinvented architecture was a fascinating look at the personal struggles and brilliance of brunelleschi in his engineering, design and erection of the dome over the beautiful new cathedral santa maria del fiore in the heart of florence. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Brunelleschis dome by ross king, published in 2000, as a nonfictional historical story that studentshare our website is a unique platform where students can share their papers in a matter of giving an example of the work to be done. Under the dome opens with a signature stephen king moment. Stephen kings new novel is predicated on, and takes its epigram from, the song small town, one of countrysinger james mcmurtrys. Anyone alive in florence on august 19, 1418, would have understood the significance of the competition announced that day concerning the citys magnificent new cathedral, santa maria del fiore, already under construction for more than a century.
Under the dome, by stephen king the globe and mail. One autumn morning in the small town of chesters mill, maine, an. This detailed literature summary also contains topics. The book begins by giving information about the historic competition that led to the impressive dome that sits atop santa maria del fiore. In fact, the plot shares a striking similarity with that of the simpsons movie. It then gives an account of the history of florence in the late 0s and early 1400s and the building of the cathedral and the initial competition for the dome s design. Brunelleschis dome ross kings fictional works exlibris, domino are among my favorites, so i figured i should finally try some of his nonfiction as well. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading brunelleschis dome. However, it had already been under construction for a century.
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