Roman fever : influence, infection, and the image of Rome, 1700-1870 / Richard Wrigley.

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, 2013.

321 pages ; colour illustrations ; 27 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Influence: between magic and malady -- Succumbing to Rome -- 'Something in the air': climate and inspiration -- Invisible adversary -- Fatal prospects: visions of the Campagna -- 'It was dirty, but it was Rome': the perils of proximity.