The British and the Grand Tour (Routledge Revivals)

Jeremy Black

ISBN 10: 0415609828 / ISBN 13: 9780415609821

Published by Taylor and Francis Ltd, GB, 2011

About this Item

First published in 1985, this is a history of the Grand Tour, undertaken by young men in the eighteenth century to complete their education - a tour usually to France, Italy and Switzerland, and sometimes encompassing Germany. Rather than being another popular treatment of the theme, this is a scholarly analysis of the motives, purposes, activities and achievements of those who made the Grand Tour.The book considers to what extent the Grand Tour did fulfil its theoretical educational function, or whether travellers merely parroted the observations of their guidebooks. It also indicates the importance of the Grand Tour in introducing foreign customs into Britain and extending the cosmopolitanism of the European upper classes.

Seller Inventory # LU-9780415609821

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The British and the Grand Tour (Routledge Revivals)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd, GB
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415609828
• ISBN 13: 9780415609821
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 13.79W x 1.65H x 21.59D centimeters 13.79 centimeters width by 1.65 centimeters height by 21.59 centimeters depth
• Weight: 530 grams

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Synopsis

First published in 1985, this is a scholarly analysis of the Grand Tour, undertaken by young men in the eighteenth century to complete their education - a tour usually to France, Italy and Switzerland, and sometimes encompassing Germany.

About the Author

Jeremy Black