An Account of Corsica, the Journal of a Tour to That Island; and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli
An Account of Corsica, the Journal of a Tour to That Island; and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli
Oxford University Press, USA | January 12, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0195165837 | 302 pages | PDF | 2.5 MB
Oxford University Press, USA | January 12, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0195165837 | 302 pages | PDF | 2.5 MB
This first complete reprint of Boswell's book on Corsica since the eighteenth century is enhanced by comprehensive annotation, textual apparatus, and a critical introduction. Boswell designed his text in two parts: first, an Account of Corsica, which gives a historical, political, socio-economic, and cultural overview of the Corsican people, and second, the Journal of his tour to see the Corsican leader Pascal Paoli in 1765. This edition, unlike so many reprints of just the Journal, allows the reader to appreciate Boswell's original design.
The young and adventuresome Boswell wanted to write a book that would swing public opinion, and perhaps the British government, to support the Corsicans in their struggle for independence. He was well aware that his English readers had but the haziest ideas about Corsica gleaned from but snatches of news in the papers. The first part would therefore provide the context within which to understand and appreciate his account of his journey to and meeting with Paoli.