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Francis Bacon - of Travel PDF
Francis Bacon - of Travel PDF
Preface
This is one of the most important writings about travel, but there was
nothing new in what Nugent said.
Before this the classic writings of Oratio, Strabone and Pausania
understood that dilettare (to give pleasure) and istruire (to teach) was,
and is even today, the goal of good teaching.
These travels, were done by rich British young men, the goal was to
complete their education.
In the 1790’s, in his writings “The Voyage of Italy”, Richard Lassels
called them “The Grand Tour”.
The travels represented a formation and education period ,during
which young men matured, so when they returned to their country they
could take their place in society.
For this reason The Grand Tour had to last according to the family’s
wealth.
At the beginning people that went for The Grand Tour usually visited
only Northern Italy, then they also went to Naples and then even to Sicily.
According to Doctor Johnson, the man who had not been to Italy was
conscious of his inferiority.
This is a passage (from the work of Francis Bacon called “Of Travel”,
written in 1615) that the English travellers know “by hearth”.