Cities and the grand tour : the British in Italy, c.1690-1820 /

"How did eighteenth-century travellers experience, describe and represent the urban environments they encountered as they made the Grand Tour? This fascinating book focuses on the changing responses of the British to the cities of Florence, Rome, Naples and Venice, during a period of unpreceden...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sweet, Rosemary
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Colección:Cambridge social and cultural histories.
Temas:
1700-1799
1700-talet
British > Travel > Italy > History > 18th century.
Travelers > Great Britain > 18th century.
Travelers' writings, British > 18th century.
British > Travel > Europe > History > 18th century.
Britanniques > Voyages > Italie > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Voyageurs > Grande-Bretagne > 18e siècle.
Britanniques > Voyages > Europe > Histoire > 18e siècle.
HISTORY > Europe > General.
TRAVEL > Europe > Italy.
British > Travel.
Travel.
Travelers.
Travelers' writings, British.
Bildungsreise
Britter > historia.
Engelska reseskildringar > historia.
Resor.
Italy > Description and travel.
Italie > Descriptions et voyages.
Europe.
Great Britain.
Italy.
Italien
Großbritannien
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Experiencing the Grand Tour
  • 2. Florence: a home from home; 3. Rome ancient and modern
  • 4. Naples: leisure, pleasure and a frisson of danger
  • 5. Venice: a place of singularity and spectacle
  • 6. Medievalism and the Grand Tour
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography.

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