Language and the Grand Tour

Language and the Grand Tour
Author: Arturo Tosi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2020-04-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 1108487270

Language is still a relatively under-researched aspect of the Grand Tour. This book offers a comprehensive introduction enriched by the amusing stories and vivid quotations collected from travellers' writings, providing crucial insights into the rise of modern vernaculars and the standardisation of European languages.