Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction xi
5. Prologue. Consuming the View 1
6. Part I. Ruins with a View
7. The Keeper of Ruins 11
8. Zardino 21
9. The Self-Awareness of the Labyrinth 40
10. Lost Road 61
11. Part II. Memory Lanes
12. The Penumbra We Have Crossed 79
13. On the Neverending Terrace 90
14. The Piazza 100
15. Great Bear, Little Bear 117
16. Part III. Vanishing Points
17. Windswept Lane 129
18. Reaching Dew Point 144
19. Montedidio 157
20. Leo’s World 168
21. Part IV. Views from Afar
22. The Sea Voyage of Baron Mandralisca 187
23. Melodrama 201
24. From the Diary of Baron Scarpia 210
25. The Day of Thanksgiving 221
26. Epilogue. Leave-taking 243
27. Credits 257