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Venice & the grand tour
By Redford, Bruce
- ISBN
- 978-0-30006-911-2
- Publisher
- New Haven : Yale University Press, 1996.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 1996
Redford (English, Univ. of Chicago) examines the uses of the "grand tour" of France and Italy for young English gentlemen of the period 1650-1800, explaining why it was held in contempt as well as in high regard. He enumerates the social, artistic, political, and moral aspects of the tour and s...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
