The British and the Grand Tour (Routledge Revivals)

by Jeremy Black

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415609828
• ISBN13: 9780415609821
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"