William Wordsworth and the Invention of Tourism, 1820-1900

In her study of the opening of the English Lake District to mass tourism, Saeko Yoshikawa examines William Wordsworth's role in the rise and development of the region as a popular destination. Informed by extensive archival work, her book provides an original case study of the contributions of Romantic writers to the invention of middle-class touri

List of contents

Preface, Saeko Yoshikawa; Introduction, Saeko Yoshikawa; Chapter 1 Through a Painter’s Eyes: An 1850 Wordsworth Album, Saeko Yoshikawa; Part 1 Wordsworth in the Guides; Chapter 2 From Picturesque to Poetic: Wordsworth in the Guides, up to 1850, Saeko Yoshikawa; Chapter 3 Wordsworthian Tourism: Wordsworth in the Guides, from 1850, Saeko Yoshikawa; Part 2 Wordsworth’s Four Principal Houses in the Lake District; Chapter 4 Rydal Mount and Dove Cottage: Opening the Poet’s Gardens, Saeko Yoshikawa; Chapter 5 Cockermouth and Hawkshead: Celebrating the Poet’s Childhood, Saeko Yoshikawa; Part 3 The Popular Reception of Wordsworth; Chapter 6 Reminiscences of Wordsworth, Saeko Yoshikawa; Chapter 7 The Wordsworth Country Illustrated, Saeko Yoshikawa; Chapter 8 By the Lakes: Through the Eyes of a Japanese Wordsworthian Traveller, Saeko Yoshikawa Key Texts, Arranged in Chronological Order, 1752–1900, Saeko Yoshikawa;

About the author

Saeko Yoshikawa, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies, Japan.

Summary

In her study of the opening of the English Lake District to mass tourism, Saeko Yoshikawa examines William Wordsworth’s role in the rise and development of the region as a popular destination. Informed by extensive archival work, her book provides an original case study of the contributions of Romantic writers to the invention of middle-class touri

Product details

• Authors: Saeko Yoshikawa, Yoshikawa Saeko
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032923895
• ISBN: 978-1-032-92389-5
• No. of pages: 280
• Weight: 520 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Service, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, Travel writing, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literature: history & criticism, Literary studies: general, Literature: history and criticism, Hospitality and service industries, Service industries