Boswell's enlightenment /

"In 1763, the young James Boswell left Great Britain for a 'Grand Tour' of the Continent. The tour was a tradition among British and Scottish youths; by visiting the great historical sites, especially those of Roman and Greek antiquity, they would complete the studies they had begun a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Zaretsky, Robert, 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Boswell, James, > 1740-1795 > Travel > Europe.
Boswell, James, > 1740-1795.
1700-1799
Enlightenment > Scotland.
Philosophy and religion > Scotland > History > 18th century.
Authors, Scottish > 18th century > Biography.
Scots > Europe > History > 18th century.
Travelers > Europe > 18th century.
Siècle des Lumières > Écosse.
Écrivains écossais > 18e siècle > Biographies.
Écossais > Europe > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Voyageurs > Europe > 18e siècle.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
HISTORY > Europe > General.
Authors, Scottish.
Enlightenment.
Philosophy and religion.
Scots.
Travel.
Travelers.
Europe > Description and travel.
Europe > Descriptions et voyages.
Europe.
Scotland.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: The view from Arthur's Seat
  • In the Kirk's shadow
  • At home with Hume
  • A journal is born
  • Enter Johnson
  • Derelict in Utrecht
  • Belle de Zuylen
  • Waiting for Frederick
  • The distance between Môtiers and Ferney
  • On libertines and liberty
  • After Corsica, before futurity.

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