| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Hidden Texts, Hidden Nation -- 1. Landscape, Industry, Piety: Wales as a Site of Inspiration in Travel Writing in French from 1780 to 1905 -- 2. Patriotism, Pan-Celticism and the Welsh Cultural Paradigm in Travel Writing in French from 1830 to 1900 -- 3. Periphery, Modernity and the Discovery of Wales in Travel Writing in German from 1790 to 1850 -- 4. Identity, Celtomania and the Narrative of Wales in Travel Writing in German from 1850 to 1905 |
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5. Safe Haven, Literary Paradise and Present-Day Adventureland: Wales in Travel Writing in Breton, French and German from 1945 to 2018 -- Conclusion: The Narrative of Wales: From Blind Spot to Blank Canvas -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
This book offers a fresh and timely 'European' perspective on Wales and Welshness. Uncovering rare travel texts in French and German from 1780 to now it provides a valuable case-study of a culture that is often minoritized, and demonstrates the value of multilingual research and a transnational approach |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 21, 2020) |
| Subject |
Travelers' writings, French -- History and criticism
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Travelers' writings, German -- History and criticism
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Travelers -- Wales -- History
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Literature
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Travel
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Travelers
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Travelers' writings, French
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Travelers' writings, German
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| SUBJECT |
Wales -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85144881
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Wales -- In literature
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| Subject |
Wales
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Tully, Carol Lisa, author
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Williams, Heather, 1972- author.
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| ISBN |
178962732X |
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9781789627329 |
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