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| + | ''Voyage Littéraire De La Grèce: Ou, Lettres sur les Grecs, Anciens et Modernes, Avec un Parallèle de Leurs Moeurs'' is a compilation of letters penned by Pierre-Augustin Guys (1721-1799). Although originally written in French, the book has also been translated to English. It was one of the first writings to show a favorable image of the Greeks; Guys believed they had been scorned so often only because people were not taking the time to study them sufficiently.<ref>Olga Augustinos, ''French Odysseys: Greece in French Travel Literature from the Renaissance to the Romantic Era'' (Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994), 156.</ref> As a humanist, Guys focused almost entirely on the human activities of the Greek people instead of the antiquity of the landscape around them.<ref>Olga Augustinos, ''French Odysseys'', 171.</ref> He believed that the best way to understand Ancient Greece was to study the Modern Greeks.<ref>Konstantinos Andriotis, “Early Travellers to Greece and their Modern Counterparts” (paper presented at the Tourist Experiences: Meanings, Motivations, Behaviours, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK, April 1-4, 2009).</ref> | ||
==Bibliographic Information== | ==Bibliographic Information== | ||
| − | '''Author:''' M. Guys | + | '''Author:''' M. Guys. |
| − | '''Title:''' | + | '''Title:''' ''Voyage Littéraire De La Grèce: Ou, Lettres sur les Grecs, Anciens et Modernes, Avec un Parallèle de Leurs Moeurs''. |
'''Publication Info:''' Paris: Veuve Duchesne, 1783. | '''Publication Info:''' Paris: Veuve Duchesne, 1783. | ||
| − | '''Edition:''' 3rd | + | '''Edition:''' 3rd edition, revised, corrected; four volumes. |
==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library== | ==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library== | ||
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==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy== | ==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy== | ||
| − | Bound in full calf marble with richly adorned spine. Title page and volume number in red and green morocco. Purchased from Librairie Herodote. | + | Bound in full calf marble with richly adorned spine. Title page and volume number in red and green morocco. Purchased from Librairie Herodote.<br /> |
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View this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/3679304 William & Mary's online catalog.] | View this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/3679304 William & Mary's online catalog.] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 17:07, 6 October 2013
by M. Guys
Voyage Littéraire De La Grèce: Ou, Lettres sur les Grecs, Anciens et Modernes, Avec un Parallèle de Leurs Moeurs is a compilation of letters penned by Pierre-Augustin Guys (1721-1799). Although originally written in French, the book has also been translated to English. It was one of the first writings to show a favorable image of the Greeks; Guys believed they had been scorned so often only because people were not taking the time to study them sufficiently.[1] As a humanist, Guys focused almost entirely on the human activities of the Greek people instead of the antiquity of the landscape around them.[2] He believed that the best way to understand Ancient Greece was to study the Modern Greeks.[3]
Bibliographic Information
Author: M. Guys.
Title: Voyage Littéraire De La Grèce: Ou, Lettres sur les Grecs, Anciens et Modernes, Avec un Parallèle de Leurs Moeurs.
Publication Info: Paris: Veuve Duchesne, 1783.
Edition: 3rd edition, revised, corrected; four volumes.
Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library
Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy
Bound in full calf marble with richly adorned spine. Title page and volume number in red and green morocco. Purchased from Librairie Herodote.
View this book in William & Mary's online catalog.
External Links
References
- ↑ Olga Augustinos, French Odysseys: Greece in French Travel Literature from the Renaissance to the Romantic Era (Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994), 156.
- ↑ Olga Augustinos, French Odysseys, 171.
- ↑ Konstantinos Andriotis, “Early Travellers to Greece and their Modern Counterparts” (paper presented at the Tourist Experiences: Meanings, Motivations, Behaviours, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK, April 1-4, 2009).
