Entry 55 · Book chapter 56

March 24 1944

With the eruption subsiding, Lewis meets Del Giudice, an eccentric folklore writer and expert on San Gennaro and Vesuvius.

Themes

Superstition & religion

Places

Maddaloni Bridge Landmark
Pozzuoli Town
Resina Town
San Sebastiano (town near Vesuvius) Town
Torre del Greco Town
Vesuvius Natural feature

People

Vincente Lattarullo Informant / contact introduces his friend Del Giudice
Carlo Del Giudice Informant / contact non-practising lawyer turned folklore/astronomy writer, an expert on San Gennaro and Vesuvius

Saints & folklore

San Gennaro deposed then reinstated as protector, 1799 episode
Sant'Antonio Abate briefly replaced San Gennaro as fire-saint

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