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Masculinity and danger on the eighteenth-century Grand Tour /

The Grand Tour was a journey to continental Europe undertaken by British nobility and wealthy landed gentry during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. As a rite of passage, the Tour also played an important role in the formation of contemporary notions of elite masculinity. Examining letters,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Goldsmith, Sarah (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Royal Historical Society, Institute of Historical Research, University of London Press, 2020.
Series:New historical perspectives.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Hazarding chance: a history of eighteenth-century danger
  • 2. Military mad: war and the Grand Tour
  • 3. Wholesome dangers and a stock of health: exercise, sport and the hardships of the road
  • 4. Fire and ice: mountains, glaciers and volcanoes
  • 5. Dogs, servants and masculinities: writing about danger and emotion on the Grand Tour.