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Travels in Italy, between the Years 1792 and 1798, Containing a View of the Late Revolutions in that Country: Also a Supplement,

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Travels in Italy, between the Years 1792 and 1798, Containing a View of the Late Revolutions in that Country: Also a Supplement,
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Mariana Starke
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - Travel, Europe
Series part Volume No. Volume 1
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:408
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreLiterary studies - general
ISBN/Barcode 9781108018937
ClassificationsDewey:914.5047
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 1 Maps

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 9 September 2010
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Mariana Starke (c.1762-1838) published this work in 1802, launching her career as a travel writer. The work, consisting of twenty-five letters spread over two volumes, describes the political situation in Italy after the first Napoleonic campaigns and offers practical guidance for tourists visiting Italy's cultural sites. Volume 1 contains sixteen letters: the first seven describe Starke's experience of the Napoleonic conquest and the following nine describe the architecture, paintings and sculptures of Pisa, Florence, Siena, Rome, Naples, Bologna and Venice. The work quickly became popular as it took into account the increasing trend for less affluent families to travel abroad. Starke offers a wealth of advice on affordable food, accommodation, transport and entertainment; her famous rating system, employing exclamation marks to signify the quality of a cultural site, was the precursor of the modern-day system of star-ratings. This is a classic of Georgian travel writing.