Bagni
di Pisa
(San Giuliano)
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| Casa
Prinni, the
apartment
Shelley rented
from August
to October
of 1820,
is now a bank
in the tiny
village of
San Giuliano.
Northwest
of Pisa,
San Giuliano
is on route
12, just
south of the
A11 Lucca
exit. It
is roughly
a half-block
from the
spa. When
we took these
pictures,
the town
was enjoying
a local fair—much
like the
market days
and fairs
held in
Shelley's
time. Such
events could
be a bit
distracting
at times;
Richard
Holmes
notes in
Shelley:
The Pursuit that
during the
festival
of St. Bartholomew,
when Shelley
attempted
a public
reading
of
one of his
more political
odes, he
was interrupted
by the "loud
grunting
and squealing
of pigs
brought
in
for sale
at the
fair." When
the "farmyard
noises
threatened
to drown
out the
whole
recitation
. . .
Shelley
broke
off
his reading
with a
laugh" (609). |
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| The house, number 4, is marked with a plaque. The spa
still exists and is popular with both locals and visitors
from Pisa. |
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