A. Lytton Sells

The Paradise of Travellers (eBook, ePUB)

The Italian Influence on Englishmen in the Seventeenth Century

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1964, The Paradise of Travellers devotes particular attention to travel books. Not only the records of such celebrated tourists as Fynes Moryson and John Evelyn, but those of many others, equally interesting, are examined.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040353165
• Artikelnr.: 73578616

Autorenporträt

A. Lytton Sells, a graduate of Cambridge and of the Sorbonne, had an extraordinarily long teaching career which began in 1923. He held various positions at the University of Padua, Indiana University and taught at University of Durham until his retirement.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part 1: Italy in the seventeenth century 1. History of the
Seicento: Politics and War 2. Envoys and Diplomatists 3. Sir Henry Wotton
and the Venice Embassy 4. The Queen's Chancellor 5. Expatriates and
Philosophers 6. The University of Padua Part 2: Italy as seen by the
English 7. Daily life and the Daily Round 8. Conditions of Travel: Foreign
Exchange, Transport, Hotels 9. Fynes Moryson 10. Thomas Coryate 11. George
Sandys 12. Lithgow, Mundy and Gage 13. John Evelyn 14. John Raymond 15.
Reresby, Mortoft and Ray 16. Lassels