The Journal Of A Tour To Corsica; & Memoirs Of Pascal Paoli
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In 1765, a young Scottish lawyer embarked on an audacious journey to one of Europe's most turbulent corners, returning with a work that would ignite a continent's imagination and launch one of literature's greatest careers. The Journal of a Tour to Corsica; & Memoirs of Pascal Paoli chronicles James Boswell's remarkable visit to the island of Corsica during its fierce struggle for independence, where he secured a personal audience with the legendary General Pascal Paoli — the philosopher-soldier who had transformed a rugged Mediterranean island into a beacon of Enlightenment ideals. With vivid, firsthand reportage, Boswell captures the landscapes, customs, and fierce spirit of the Corsican people, while presenting an intimate and admiring portrait of Paoli as a statesman of rare moral and intellectual stature. This edited Cambridge edition, prepared with a scholarly introduction by S. C. Roberts, restores the text to its proper place as a foundational document of travel writing and Enlightenment literature. Boswell's prose is at once conversational and acutely observant, blending the personal diary form with political commentary in a manner that anticipates his magisterial Life of Johnson. The work was a sensation upon its original publication in 1768, inspiring figures from Rousseau to Voltaire and making Boswell — briefly but brilliantly — the most talked-about writer in Europe. For readers curious about the man behind the great biography, this is the indispensable first chapter of his story.
Author: James Boswell
Format: Hardback
Published: 1929, Cambridge University Press
Genre: Travel & exploration
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Yellowed
In 1765, a young Scottish lawyer embarked on an audacious journey to one of Europe's most turbulent corners, returning with a work that would ignite a continent's imagination and launch one of literature's greatest careers. The Journal of a Tour to Corsica; & Memoirs of Pascal Paoli chronicles James Boswell's remarkable visit to the island of Corsica during its fierce struggle for independence, where he secured a personal audience with the legendary General Pascal Paoli — the philosopher-soldier who had transformed a rugged Mediterranean island into a beacon of Enlightenment ideals. With vivid, firsthand reportage, Boswell captures the landscapes, customs, and fierce spirit of the Corsican people, while presenting an intimate and admiring portrait of Paoli as a statesman of rare moral and intellectual stature. This edited Cambridge edition, prepared with a scholarly introduction by S. C. Roberts, restores the text to its proper place as a foundational document of travel writing and Enlightenment literature. Boswell's prose is at once conversational and acutely observant, blending the personal diary form with political commentary in a manner that anticipates his magisterial Life of Johnson. The work was a sensation upon its original publication in 1768, inspiring figures from Rousseau to Voltaire and making Boswell — briefly but brilliantly — the most talked-about writer in Europe. For readers curious about the man behind the great biography, this is the indispensable first chapter of his story.