The Suffering Traveller and the Romantic Imagination
Author | : Carl Edward Thompson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 299 |
Release | : 2007 |
ISBN-10 | : 019171741X |
ISBN-13 | : 9780191717413 |
Rating | : 4/5 (1X Downloads) |
Download or read book The Suffering Traveller and the Romantic Imagination written by Carl Edward Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thompson explores the romance that can attach to the notion of suffering in travel, and the importance of the persona of 'suffering traveller' for Romantic writers and travellers. He considers how and why the Romantics typically chose to imitate the hapless protagonists of these accounts.