Project Gutenberg 2005-02-08 Public domain in the USA. 116 Symonds, John Addington 1840 1893 Symonds, J. A. (John Addington) Brown, Horatio Robert Forbes 1854 1926 Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series Produced by Ted Garvin, Leonard Johnson and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series" by John Addington Symonds is a collection of travel writings composed during the late 19th century. The work reflects the author’s experiences and observations while journeying through the culturally rich landscapes of Italy and Greece, exploring the aesthetic and spiritual connections humans can forge with nature and the historical significance of these regions. At the start of the collection, Symonds expresses a profound love for the Alps. He captures the transformative experience of traveling toward Switzerland, offering an evocative portrayal of the changing landscape from the monotonous French plains to the enchanting Swiss mountains. He muses on the historical disdain that classical cultures held toward mountainous regions, contrasting it with the contemporary appreciation for the beauty and freedom that the highlands provide. In this opening portion, Symonds dives into philosophical ponderings about the allure of nature, reflecting on how modern sensibilities perceive the mountains as symbols of freedom, individuality, and the divine—a tone that sets the stage for the overarching themes of appreciation for nature and cultural history that permeate the entire work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Italy -- Description and travel Greece -- Description and travel DF DG Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 786190 783618 2024-09-06T13:56:23.444524 2023-09-07T05:33:36.683389 text/html text/html 786969 2020-12-19T10:43:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 293402 2020-12-19T10:43:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 369505 2024-09-06T13:56:31.947354 application/epub+zip 380419 2024-09-06T13:56:25.298440 application/epub+zip 380419 2024-09-06T13:56:24.236387 application/epub+zip 685164 2024-09-06T13:56:37.526374 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 642195 2024-09-06T13:56:31.187363 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 642232 2022-09-07T19:16:28.941614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 690838 690759 2024-09-06T13:56:22.788410 2023-09-07T05:33:35.916389 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 690374 2020-12-19T10:43:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 279857 2020-12-19T10:43:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 690457 2020-12-19T10:43:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 279582 2020-12-19T10:43:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21476 2024-09-06T13:56:37.667343 application/rdf+xml 23237 2024-09-06T13:56:24.594381 image/jpeg 4659 2024-09-06T13:56:24.415379 image/jpeg 363049 2024-09-06T13:56:23.509428 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia