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Title Travels and translations : Anglo-Italian cultural transactions / edited by Alison Yarrington, Stefano Villani, and Julia Kelly.

Publication Info. Amsterdam : Editions Rodopi B.V., 2013.

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Description 1 online resource (394 pages) : black and white illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Internationale Forschungen zur Allgemeinen und Verleichenden Literaturwissenschaft ; 167
Internationale Forschungen zur Allgemeinen und Verleichenden Literaturwissenschaft ; 167.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
Summary This volume explores the fascinating interactions and exchanges between British and Italian cultures from the early modern period to the present. It looks at how these exchanges were mediated through personal encounters, travel writings, and translations, involving a variety of protagonists: explorers, writers, poets, preachers, diplomats and tourists. In particular, this book examines the understanding of Italy as a destination and set of locations, each with their own distinctive geographical character, during a period which saw the creation of the modern Italian state. It also charts the s.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Travel in literature.
Travel in literature.
Culture and tourism.
Culture and tourism.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Added Author Yarrington, Alison, 1951- editor.
Villani, Stefano, 1968- editor.
Kelly, Julia, 1970- editor.
Other Form: Print version: Travels and Translations 9042037679 (OCoLC)862435652
ISBN 9789401210164 (electronic book)
9401210160 (electronic book)
1306315468 (e-book)
9781306315463 (e-book)
9042037679
9789042037670