The Royal Society and the Discovery of the Two Sicilies Southern Rou
This book illuminates a lesser-known aspect of the British history of travel in the Enlightenment: that of the Royal Society’s special contribution to the “discovery” of the south of Italy in the age of the Grand Tour. By exploring primary source journal
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THE ROYAL SOCIETY AND THE DISCOVERY OF THE TWO SICILIES Southern Routes in the Grand Tour
MANUELA D’A MORE
Italian and Italian American Studies
Series editor Stanislao G. Pugliese Hofstra University Hempstead NY, USA
This series brings the latest scholarship in Italian and Italian American history, literature, cinema, and cultural studies to a large audience of specialists, general readers, and students. Featuring works on modern Italy (Renaissance to the present) and Italian American culture and society by established scholars as well as new voices, it has been a longstanding force in shaping the evolving fields of Italian and Italian American Studies by re-emphasizing their connection to one another.
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/14835
Manuela D’Amore
The Royal Society and the Discovery of the Two Sicilies Southern Routes in the Grand Tour
Manuela D’Amore University of Catania Catania, Italy
Italian and Italian American Studies ISBN 978-3-319-55290-3 ISBN 978-3-319-55291-0 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-55291-0
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To Francesco, light and strength in my life
PREFACE
Building upon the academic research that has been carried out until today, this book will shine a light on a novel and unexplored aspect of the British history of culture in the Enlightenment: that of the close relations between the Royal Society and the Grand Tour of Italy. The letters that
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