Romantic Writing and Pedestrian Travel

Romantic Writing and Pedestrian Travel

Hardback (15 Sep 1997)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Argues that much Romantic literature stemmed from the rise of pedestrian touring and the popularization of recreational walking in the last quarter of the 18th century. Jarvis (U. of the West of England) reconstructs the walking scene in Britain and on the Continent in the 1790s, analyzing the mentality and motives of the early pedestrian traveller

Book information

ISBN: 9780312175313
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan C/O Vhps Holtzbrinck Publishing
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan C/O Vhps Holtzbrinck Publishing
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Language: English
Number of pages: 246
Weight: -1g
Height: 228mm
Width: 146mm
Spine width: 25mm