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During the long nineteenth century, British women reframed the masculine paradigm of the Grand Tour. They created a feminist travel gaze, intentionally or unintentionally, that differed from that of male peers. Unlike their brothers, who went for personal edification, women with means left their English homes for the great Italian cities of Florence, Naples, and Rome to escape personal disappointments and the social limitations imposed by parents, spouses, and society. The anonymity of travel to a distant land and new freedoms fostered political and creative achievements, including entrepreneurial journalism, literary masterpieces, and social advocacy for their gender, which redefined the contours of the Anglo-Italian cultural landscape. The historical evidence presented here testifies to the life-changing capacity of travel and firmly demonstrates how British women's history and literature enriches and broadens narratives about Britain and the World.
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction; Marilyn D. Button and Jessica A. Sheetz-Nguyen.- Part I. Women Travellers from the French Revolution to The Napoleonic Era.- Chapter 2: Hamilton's Wife and Nelson's Paramour: Emma, Lady Hamilton in Naples; Cheryl C. D. Hughes.- Chapter 3: Breaking New Ground: The Italian Experience of Elizabeth Cavendish, Second Duchess of Devonshire; Ronald J. Weber.- Part II. Entrepreneurial Journalists in Emerging Italy.- Chapter 4: "My country women would rather hear": Hester Lynch Piozzi's Regendering of the Grand Tour; Thomas J. Prasch.- Chapter 5: Love, Dirt, and Superstition among the Ruins: Charlotte Eaton's Protestant View of Catholic Rome; Renée Jeanne Schlueter.- Chapter 6: Inventing the Travel Guide: Mariana Starke's Advice for the Independent Traveler; Nigel à Brassard.- Chapter 7: From 'Flying Visit' to Final Home: Mrs Trollope in Florence; Marilyn D. Button.- Part III. Literary Lights in Risorgimento Italy.- Chapter 8: Rambles in Il Bel Paese: Mary Shelley's Anglo-Italian Visioning; Renée Jeanne Schlueter.- Chapter 9: "I will write plain words to England": Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Aurora Leigh; Lisa Angelella.- Chapter 10: Timebound and Timeless in Italy: Why Eliot Chose Florence for Romola; Marilyn D. Button.- Part IV. Inspired Social Activists.- Chapter 11: By Art and Spirit: Florence Nightingale's Transformation in Rome; Lauren M. Riepl and Jessica A. Sheetz-Nguyen.- Chapter 12: "Victory is not won simply by assertion of principles alone": Josephine Butler's Crusade in Italy; Jessica A. Sheetz-Nguyen.- Chapter 13: Exploring the 'Wild Zone': Amelia B. Edwards Travels the Italian Dolomites; Dona M. Cady.- Chapter 14: Conclusion; Marilyn D. Button and Jessica A. Sheetz-Nguyen.
