The Suffering Traveller and the Romantic Imagination
| Author | : Carl Thompson |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 312 |
| Release | : 2007-05-31 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780199259984 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0199259984 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (984 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Suffering Traveller and the Romantic Imagination by : Carl Thompson
Download or read book The Suffering Traveller and the Romantic Imagination written by Carl Thompson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-05-31 with total page 312 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