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Apennine crossings : travellers on the edge of Tuscany /

This innovative exploration of the literature, history, and culture of the Apennines links a 21st-century journey along the walking trail of the 'Great Apennine Excursion' to accounts and discussions of past travellers - including pilgrims, merchants, tourists, soldiers, partisans, and poe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Havely, N. R. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Subjects:
Apennines (Italy) > Description and travel.
Authors > Travel > Italy > Apennines.
Apennines (Italy) > History.
Apennin (Italie) > Descriptions et voyages.
Apennin (Italie) > Histoire.
Écrivains > Voyages > Italie > Apennin.
Europe.
HISTORY.
LITERARY CRITICISM.
Poetry.
Essays & Travelogues.
TRAVEL.
Travel & holiday.
Travel and Tourism.
Northern Apennines, Grande Escursione Appenninica, mountain-walking, perceptions of mountains, Dante, travel journals, memoirs, literary tourism, World War II in Italy, the Italian Resistance
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This innovative exploration of the literature, history, and culture of the Apennines links a 21st-century journey along the walking trail of the 'Great Apennine Excursion' to accounts and discussions of past travellers - including pilgrims, merchants, tourists, soldiers, partisans, and poets - from the Medieval period up to World War Two.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations, maps.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191991417
0191991414
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0198882653
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