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Overview
Key facts
The Grand Tour was a custom where young aristocrats and aspiring gentry travelled around Europe, for the purpose of education. These trips involved visiting the heartland of Roman antiquity, the home of the poets Ovid, Virgil, Horace, etc.
The nature of such a journey soon evolved into a more complex affair. The delight people found on the Tour contrasted with more brooding forces that bound Britain and Italy in ways that were far from frivolous. Set against the failure of enlightenment, Italy’s heritage and natural beauty was recrafted as a beguiling muse for British romantic poets. This phenomenon resonates with the reverence that Anglo-American culture holds for Italy today.
University College London (UCL) offers the Italian Life and Culture - The Relationship Between Italy and Britain in The Eighteenth Century programme.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- The Grand Tour: Roman antiquity
- The Grand Tour: Italian pleasure
- Reformation political culture: The Jacobites and Italy
- Enlightenment historiography: Gibbon’s Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- Romantic poetry: Byron, Shelley, and Italy
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 1 months
- 2 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
Italian studies View 7 other Short Courses in Italian studies in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
This course is for anyone who is curious or passionate about 18th century Italian and British culture (including art, history, literature, politics and food).You don’t need any previous knowledge of the subject.
Tuition Fee
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International
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National
100 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 100 GBP for the full programme during 1 months.
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