This volume of essays explores some of the rich and varied historical interpretations of "the North" and "northernness". The focus rests mainly, but not exclusively, on the North of England. The essays highlight the complex and shifting interplay with feelings of localism and nationalism.
This volume of essays explores some of the rich and varied historical interpretations of "the North" and "northernness". The focus rests mainly, but n...
Charts the growth of the "travel narrative" - from its protean origins in Addison, to the shifting perspective of the post-Romantic hedonist. A century's passing saw personal pleasure rather than the improvement of the mind become the reason for travel, as the era of the Grand Tour passed.
Charts the growth of the "travel narrative" - from its protean origins in Addison, to the shifting perspective of the post-Romantic hedonist. A centur...