The Lure of the Sea: Discovery of the Seaside in the Western World 1750-1840, the

by Alain Corbin

Book Overview

This wonderful book explores the dramatic change in Western attitude toward the sea and seaside pleasures that occurred between 1750 and 1840. Interest in travel; the arrival of landscape painting,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140247998
• ISBN13: 9780140247992
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 8.0"