The Warm South: How the Mediterranean Shaped the British Imagination

by Robert Holland and Robert Holland

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An evocative exploration of the impact of the Mediterranean on British culture, ranging from the mid-eighteenth century to today

Ever since the age of the Grand Tour in the eighteenth century, the Mediterranean has had a significant pull for Britons--including many painters and poets--who sought from it the inspiration, beauty, and fulfillment that evaded them at home. Referred to as "Magick Land" by one traveler, dreams about the Mediterranean,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0300235925

ISBN13:9780300235920

Release Date:October 2018

Publisher:Yale University Press

Length:336 Pages

Weight:1.65 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.2" x 9.3"

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