C. P. Brand

Italy and the English Romantics

The Italianate Fashion in Early Nineteenth-Century England

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Produktbeschreibung

In this 1957 book, Dr Brand traces the growth and decline of the social fashion which made Italy the goal of so many cultured Englishmen.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 442g
• ISBN-13: 9780521247290
• ISBN-10: 0521247292
• Artikelnr.: 33608733

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations
Preface
Introduction
Part I. Travel and Language: 1. The English travellers in Italy
2. The Italian exiles in England
3. Study of the Italian language
Part II. Literature: The Interest in Italian Literature and its Influence in England: 4. Dante
5. Italian romantic narrative poetry
6. Italian lyric poetry
7. The Italian novelle
8. Italian drama and other works
Part III. The Arts and Landscape: 9. English interest in Italian painting, sculpture and architecture
10. The classical antiquities
11. The appeal of the Italian scene
12. Italian opera in England
Part IV. History, Politics and Religion: 13. The romance of Italian history
14. English reaction to political events in Italy
15. The Catholic question
Conclusion
Appendices
Bibliography
Notes
Index.