Journey to Italy (Lorenzo Da Ponte Italian Library)

by Marquis De Sade

James A. Steintrager (Translator)

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In 1775, the young Count de Sade decided to turn a flight from legal trouble into an opportunity to undertake the "grand tour." He transformed his sojourns in Florence, Rome, Naples, and their environs into a philosophical travelogue; alongside advice on where to go and what to see, his Journey to Italy would include analyses of local customs and institutions, history and politics, natural phenomena, and the development of the arts.


For today's readers, Journey to Italy provides remarkable portraits of major Italian cities and the surrounding countryside, vivid accounts of aristocratic and popular entertainments, and a...Read more
  • ISBN10 1487505973
  • ISBN13 9781487505974
  • Publish Date 6 May 2020
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country CA
  • Imprint University of Toronto Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 832
  • Language English