1st Edition
The Paradise of Travellers The Italian Influence on Englishmen in the Seventeenth Century
Introduction Part 1: Italy in the seventeenth century 1. History of the Seicento: Politics and War 2. Envoys and Diplomatists 3. Sir Henry Wotton and the Venice Embassy 4. The Queen’s Chancellor 5. Expatriates and Philosophers 6. The University of Padua Part 2: Italy as seen by the English 7. Daily life and the Daily Round 8. Conditions of Travel: Foreign Exchange, Transport, Hotels 9. Fynes Moryson 10. Thomas Coryate 11. George Sandys 12. Lithgow, Mundy and Gage 13. John Evelyn 14. John Raymond 15. Reresby, Mortoft and Ray 16. Lassels
Biography
A. Lytton Sells, a graduate of Cambridge and of the Sorbonne, had an extraordinarily long teaching career which began in 1923. He held various positions at the University of Padua, Indiana University and taught at University of Durham until his retirement.
Review of the first publication:
‘The book is a good introduction to the political, diplomatic, and cultural history of the Seicento, and a supplement to the basic works of John Walter Stoye, Pearsall Smith, George Bruner Parks, and others, all of whose labors are generously acknowledged.’
— John A. Thayer, Georgetown University
