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London

By Martin Hurlimann

London

By Martin Hurlimann

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Introduced by Eric Walter White. 1962 117 p., numerous plates. Original cloth. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Slightly rubbed and stained binding, otherwise very good and clean. / Leicht beriebener und angeschmutzter Einband, sonst sehr gut und sauber. - Towards the end of the eighteenth century, Nicolai Karamzin left Russia as a young man of twenty Tour to broaden his mind by travelling through Germany, Switzerland, France and England, and wrote a fascinating epistolary account of his journey. In his first letter from London (July 1790) he said: “Perhaps I am wrong, but it seems to me that the first sight of a town gives a better and livelier effect, and one is in a better position to make some sort of judgment, than if one delays and loses the impression of the whole in a welter of detail. Fresh curiosity seizes more easily on the most important and remarkable aspects of places and their character.” And he went on to give his correspondent an account of the impression London had made on him during the early days of his visit, mentioning in particular the unpretentiousness of its buildings, the cleanliness of its streets, and its quietness in comparison with Paris and Moscow. Karamzin was right. First impressions are vital; and here the visitor is in a more advantageous position than the native. London is so vast and contains such a complex of political, social, commercial, profes sional and artistic interests that the ordinary inhabitant finds willy-nilly he must build up a series of strong resistances if he is to avoid being overwhelmed by the apparently uncoordinated impressions and distractions that crowd in on him from every side. Generally speaking, it is difficult for the Cockney or the Londoner born outside the sound of Bow Bells fully to respond to the appeal of his native city. As it is the environment in which he has to live and work, he usually ju ...
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Number of Pages:
117
Release Date:
1962-12-01
Publication Date:
1962-12-01
Publisher:
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Languages:
Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:
0500240175
Weight:
550 g
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