The Warm South: How the Mediterranean Shaped the British Imagination

by Robert Holland and Robert Holland

Book Overview

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"