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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811736603321

Autore

Boswell James <1740-1795, >

Titolo

An account of Corsica, the journal of a tour to that island and memoirs of Pascal Paoli / / James Boswell ; edited with introduction and notes by James T. Boulton and T.O. McLoughlin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2006

©2006

ISBN

0-19-772472-8

1-280-53294-7

0-19-534734-X

1-4237-6169-3

1-4337-0072-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (303 p.)

Disciplina

914.4/990434

Soggetti

Authors, Scottish - 18th century

Statesmen - France - Corsica

Corsica (France) Description and travel Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Illustrations; Cue-titles; Boswell: A Chronology, 1740-1795; Introduction; 'MY LITTLE MONUMENT TO LIBERTY'; An Account of Corsica; Appendix Containing Corsican State Papers; The Journal of a Tour to Corsica; Addenda; I: Extracts from the London Chronicle 1766-1767; II: Reception: Selected Comments and Reviews; Textual Apparatus; Boswell and Paoli Index; Boswell, James; Paoli, Pascal (Pasquale); Index of Proper Names; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Focusing on Corsica since the eighteenth century, this title contains a comprehensive annotation, textual apparatus, and a critical introduction. These contextualize the Corsican issue, and underline its significance as a forerunner of the American and French revolutions.