French Odysseys: Greece in French Travel Literature from the Renaissance to the Romantic Era Tapa dura - 1994

The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994. Hardcover. Clean & Unmarked/Very Good. 6x1x9. A very clean and straight copy in like dust jacket. 345 pp.

Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994 ISBN 0-8018-4616-1 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 345pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; lightly torn dust jacket edges; lightly rubbed book edges; crisp; clean; bright..

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins U.. Hardcover. 1994. 1st Edition. 8vo 345pp . Fine in Fine DJ. B&W Illustrations Review copy with publisher's slip laid in .

Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994. xiii, 345pp, frontis, notes, bibliography, index. Cloth boards in lightly edge-worn dust-jacket. A comprehensive treatment of French travel literature about Greece from the mid-16th-century arrival of the first French travelers to theh outbreak of the Greek revolution in 1821.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo.

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins, 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo.. (xiii) 346 pages, notes, bibliography, index, b/w illustrations; green cloth. Fine, near fine dust jacket.

The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994-01-01. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins, 1994 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st.US Edition. In "French Odysseys", Olga Augustinos offers a comprehensive treatment of French travel literature about Greece - from the mid-16th-century arrival of the first French travellers to the outbreak of the Greek Revolution in 1821. The result not only provides a composite portrait of Greece over two and a half centuries but also offers a revealing look at the evolving values and perceptual framework of the travellers themselves. Augustinos begins by exploring the dramatic differences between French travel writing of the early modern era and previous accounts of medieval religious pilgrimages. In place of otherworldly invocations of the grace of divine providence came emphasis on visual perception and precise observation as a means of understanding the physical universe. After 1750, in keeping with developments in European literature, travelogues became infused with sentimental musings, picturesque portrayals of natural sites… Leer más

The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!