The Warm South: How the Mediterranean Shaped the British Imagination
Robert Holland
Abstract
Ever since the age of the Grand Tour in the eighteenth century, the Mediterranean has had a significant pull for Britons — including many painters and poets — who sought from it the inspiration, beauty, and fulfilment that evaded them at home. Referred to as ‘Magick Land’ by one traveller, dreams about the Mediterranean, and responses to it, went on to shape the culture of a nation. This book charts how a new sensibility arose from British engagement with the Mediterranean, ancient and modern. Ranging from Byron's poetry to Damien Hirst's installations, the book shows that while idealized visi ... More
Keywords: Grand Tour, Mediterranean, painters, poets, inspiration, traveller, self-discovery
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2018 | Print ISBN-13: 9780300235920 |
| Published to Yale Scholarship Online: May 2019 | DOI:10.12987/yale/9780300235920.001.0001 |
