Geographies of the Romantic North
Author | : A. Byrne |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 417 |
Release | : 2013-08-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137311320 |
ISBN-13 | : 1137311320 |
Rating | : 4/5 (320 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Geographies of the Romantic North by : A. Byrne
Download or read book Geographies of the Romantic North written by A. Byrne and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-08-28 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines British scientific and antiquarian travels in the "North," circa 1790–1830. British perceptions, representations and imaginings of the North are considered part of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century processes of British self-fashioning as a Northern nation, and key in unifying the expanding North Atlantic empire.