| Full Title |
De l'utilité des voyages |
| Translated Title |
On the utility of travels |
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| Language |
French |
| Year |
1648 |
| Text Type |
Essay |
| Available Online |
Yes |
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| Prose / Verse |
prose |
| Themes |
- DissUtility
- MoralConsid
- PractAdvice
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| Authorship Notes |
The first of the libertin author La Mothe le Vayer's two treatises for and against travels. Travel is recommended through numerous classical examples. He follows the Lipsian principle that meeting great men is more important than seeing sights.
This essay occurs at pp. 62-75, and is followed by the counter essay 'De l'inutilité des voyages', also described in this database. |
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