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Northern Arcadia : foreign travelers in Scandinavia, 1765-1815 /
Northern Arcadia is a comparative study of the accounts of foreign visitors to the Nordic lands during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Before the late eighteenth century, few foreigners ventured as far as Scandinavia. The region seemed a cold hyperborean wilderness and a voyage t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Carbondale, Ill. :
Southern Illinois University Press,
©1998.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Northern Arcadia is a comparative study of the accounts of foreign visitors to the Nordic lands during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Before the late eighteenth century, few foreigners ventured as far as Scandinavia. The region seemed a cold hyperborean wilderness and a voyage there a daring adventure. From the mid-1760s on, however, foreigners arrived in the Nordic lands in increasing numbers, leaving numerous accounts that became increasingly popular, satisfying a growing curiosity about regions beyond the traditional grand tour. The pre-Romantic mood of the period--with its predilection for untamed nature and for peoples uncorrupted by overrefined civilization--further stimulated fascination with the North. -- Provided by publisher. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 223 pages) : illustrations, 1 map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-212) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585114455 9780585114453 |