Assignment for Monday, 04-13-15

Dear Readers of Rome,

As we embark upon our last full unit, Modern Rome, please do the following for Monday, April 13:

(1) Read the following sections in the Historical Sketch of the Blue Guide:

• "Years of Decline" (pp. 26–7); and
• "Napoleon in Rome" (p. 27).

(2) Download, print, and read the excerpts from Jeremy Black's book, Italy and the Grand Tour (Yale 2003).

(3) Download, print, and read the factsheet on Edith Wharton.

(4) Download, print, and read Wharton's short story, "Roman Fever."

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Our concern on Monday will be making sense of tourism in Italy, which although not exclusive to modernity, is nonetheless a fixture of it. Who participated in the Grand Tour and why? Were the experiences of men different from those of women? How do their experiences and expectations differ from those of modern tourists? How are they the same?

We'll look forward to your outlines on Sunday, noon.

DC

PS: The PDFs for Monday will look quite long in terms of page length, but I assure you, this is because they are generously spaced.