Venice & the Grand Tour
Download or Read eBook Venice & the Grand Tour PDF written by Bruce Redford and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Bruce Redford |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 1996-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0300069111 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780300069112 |
Rating | : 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Venice & the Grand Tour by : Bruce Redford
Book excerpt: According to Bruce Redford, the Tour offered a heady combination of aesthetic, social political, and sexual experience, and it provided its alumni with a life-long source of cultural and political authority. Yet from the beginning the Tour was also viewed with deep suspicion: it was feared that the very experiences that completed the British gentleman might well undo him.