The English Grand Tour
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The British And The Grand Tour Routledge Revivals
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Author : Jeremy Black
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis US
Release Date : 2011
The British And The Grand Tour Routledge Revivals written by Jeremy Black and has been published by Taylor & Francis US this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with History categories.
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.
The Evolution Of The Grand Tour
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Author : Edward Chaney
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2000
The Evolution Of The Grand Tour written by Edward Chaney and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Americans categories.
Unlike other studies of the Grand Tour, this book deals not so much with the fully-fledged 18th-century phenomenon, but rather with the 16th and 17th centuries and the way in which the English became conscious of the Italian Renaissance and thereby discovered classical antiquity itself. Revised essays document the lives and travels of the personalities who contributed to establishing a convention which eventually came to dominate European culture. An epilogue pays tribute to Sir Harold Acton (1904-1994). Distributed by ISBS. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The Grand Tour
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Author : Mike Rendell
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2022-03-17
The Grand Tour written by Mike Rendell and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-17 with History categories.
An introduction to the raucous yet educational 'gap year' tours of Europe taken by wealthy British aristocrats in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. For many young eighteenth-century aristocrats, the Grand Tour was an essential rite of passage. Spending many months travelling established routes through France and Italy, they would visit the great cultural sites of western Europe – from Paris, through to Venice, Florence and Rome – ostensibly absorbing art, architecture and culture. Yet all too often, it was a gateway to gambling and debauchery. In this beautifully illustrated guide, Mike Rendell shows how the tour reached its zenith, examining the young tourists' activities and how they acquired 'polish' and an appreciation for fashion, opera and classical antiquity. He also explores their passion for souvenirs and art collecting, and how these items made their way back to grand country houses, which were themselves often modelled to the rules of classical European architecture.
Turin And The British In The Age Of The Grand Tour
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Author : Paola Bianchi
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2017-09-21
Turin And The British In The Age Of The Grand Tour written by Paola Bianchi and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-21 with History categories.
This is an international publication exploring early modern cultural exchange between Britain and Savoy, including political, diplomatic, social, religious and artistic trends.
The Legacy Of The Grand Tour
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Author : Lisa Colletta
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2015-12-09
The Legacy Of The Grand Tour written by Lisa Colletta and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-09 with Literary Criticism categories.
The topos of the journey is one of the oldest in literature, and even in this age of packaged tours and mediated experience, it still remains one of the most compelling. This volume examines the ways in which the legacy of the Grand Tour is still evident in works of travel and literature. From its aristocratic origins and the permutations of sentimental and romantic travel to the age of tourism and globalization, the Grand Tour still influences the destinations tourists choose and shapes the ideas of culture and sophistication that surround the act of travel. The essays in this collection examine a wide variety of literature—travel, memoir, and fiction—and explore the ways travel and ideas of “culture” have evolved since the heyday of the Grand Tour in the 18th century. The sites of the Grand Tour remain a powerful cultural draw, and they continue to define ideas of taste and learning for those who visit them.
Cities And The Grand Tour
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Author : Rosemary Sweet
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2012-10-04
Cities And The Grand Tour written by Rosemary Sweet and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-04 with History categories.
A fascinating study of how British travellers experienced, described and represented the cities they visited on the Grand Tour.
The British Abroad
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Author : Jeremy Black
language : en
Publisher: Alan Sutton Publishing
Release Date : 1997
The British Abroad written by Jeremy Black and has been published by Alan Sutton Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.
Jeremy Black builds up a vivid and often amusing picture of the travel experiences of the aristocracy before the age of mass tourism. The British Abroad describes travel experiences and the social customs and traditions of those early tourists.
The Grand Tour
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Author : Christopher Hibbert
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
The Grand Tour written by Christopher Hibbert and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Social Science categories.
The Grand tour is a lively and entertaining account of the origins and history of the tour, the experiences of those rich, adventurous young travellers who embarked upon it, of the Europe of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries as seen through their eyes-- its customs and people, as well as its art and architecture. The Grand Tour is extensively illustrated with pictures researched from museums and collections throughout the world.
The Grand Tour
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Author : Thomas Nugent
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1749
The Grand Tour written by Thomas Nugent and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1749 with Europe categories.
The English Grand Tour
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Author : Julius Bryant
language : en
Publisher: Historic England Press
Release Date : 2005
The English Grand Tour written by Julius Bryant and has been published by Historic England Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Art categories.
In this beautifully illustrated book, Julius Bryant, Chief Curator at English Heritage, looks at how some of England's most beautiful and iconic historic sites have inspired artists as diverse as John Constable and LS Lowry. The English Grand Tour features paintings of historic sites by artists from the 18th century to the present day. Subjects range from Stonehenge by John Constable, and Landguard Fort by Thomas Gainsborough, both painted in the 18th century, to Bolsover Castle by John Piper, Clifford's Tower by LS Lowry, Whitby Abbey by John Atkinson Grimshaw, and Muchelney Abbey by Ben Nicholson, all painted in the 20th century. The book consists of full page colour illustrations of the paintings as well as photographs of the sites as they are today. The underlying theme of the book is the work and motivation of these diverse artists who travelled around the country, visiting key landmarks and recording their impressions for posterity. It also explores travellers' reasons for visiting these special places, and for buying paintings of these symbols of England's heritage.