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.
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.
The British and the Grand Tour (Routledge Revivals)
302The British and the Grand Tour (Routledge Revivals)
302Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780415609760 |
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Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Publication date: | 10/11/2010 |
Series: | Routledge Revivals |
Pages: | 302 |
Product dimensions: | 5.60(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.90(d) |