Masculinity and Danger on the Eighteenth-Century Grand Tour
The Grand Tour was a journey to continental Europe undertaken by British nobility and wealthy landed gentry during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. As a rite of passage, the Tour also played an important role in the formation of contemporary notions of elite masculinity. Examining letters,...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[s.l.] :
University of London Press
2020.
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| Colección: | New Historical Perspectives
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009424820806719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Hazarding chance: a history of eighteenth-century danger
- 2. Military mad: war and the Grand Tour
- 3. Wholesome dangers and a stock of health: exercise, sport and the hardships of the road
- 4. Fire and ice: mountains, glaciers and volcanoes
- 5. Dogs, servants and masculinities: writing about danger and emotion on the Grand Tour.
