Travel Writing and Tourism in Britain and Ireland
Description
From the mid-eighteenth century to the twentieth, tourism became established as a leisure industry and travel writing as a popular genre. In this collection of essays, leading international historians and travel writing experts examine the role of home tourism in the UK and Ireland in the development of national identities and commercial culture.
Keywords
Literary CriticismModern19th CenturyFiction20th CenturyEuropeanSports & RecreationLanguage Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsHistorical & ComparativeCultural & Social Aspects
2011Book
Author(s)Benjamin Colbert
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780230251083
LanguageEnglish
