by José Luis Checa Cremades · Comunidad de Madrid. Publicaciones Oficiales · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788445106945
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«Madrid en la prosa de viaje II» is the 18th-century travel prose anthology by José Luis Checa Cremades, in paperback, from the Community of Madrid.
The volume brings together the perspectives of travelers, diplomats and naturalists on 18th-century Madrid: Saint-Simon, Casanova, Townsend and Beckford describe the urban reforms of the Villa y Corte and the Royal Sites, as well as the daily life, entertainments and customs of its inhabitants under the first Bourbons.
Second volume of the series 'Madrid en la literatura'; study and selection by José Luis Checa Cremades. Published by the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Community of Madrid (September 1993).
Recommended for readers interested in the history of Madrid, travel literature and 18th-century literary criticism.
