Discovering Britain and Ireland in the Romantic Period: Grand Tours

Discovering Britain and Ireland in the Romantic Period: Grand Tours

This collection reveals how travellers, writers and readers discovered Britain and Ireland as sites of tourism during the heyday of the continental Grand Tour. Essays from across disciplines consider how diverse travellers deployed comparative frames of reference to understand the distinctiveness and significance of the sites they visited.

James Watt (University of York); Alison O'Byrne (University of York)

• Cambridge University Press
• 9781108842693
• 279 pages
• €105.04
• Hardback
• United Kingdom
• Literary studies: general