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The Warm South
- How the Mediterranean Shaped the British Imagination
Engelsk Paperback
The Warm South
- How the Mediterranean Shaped the British Imagination
Engelsk Paperback

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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, and responses to it, went on to shape the culture of a nation.   Written by one of the world’s leading historians of the Mediterranean, this book charts how a new sensibility arose from British engagement with the Mediterranean, ancient and modern. Ranging from Byron’s poetry to Damien Hirst’s installations, Robert Holland shows that while idealized visions and aspirations often met with disillusionment and frustration, the Mediterranean also offered a notably insular society the chance to enrich itself through an imagined world of color, carnival, and sensual self-discovery.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
336
ISBN-13:
9780300251531
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
030025153X
Udg. Dato:
11 aug 2020
Længde:
27mm
Bredde:
197mm
Højde:
129mm
Forlag:
Yale University Press
Oplagsdato:
11 aug 2020
Forfatter(e):
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