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 unprecedented ur...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2012
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| Series: | Cambridge social and cultural histories
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| Collection: | Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 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