Travel Narratives of the Irish Famine : Politics, Tourism, and Scandal, 1845-1853

Maher, Eamon

ISBN 10: 1800790848 / ISBN 13: 9781800790841

Edité par Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis 2020-09, 2020

A propos de cet article

N° de réf. du vendeur 6666-IUK-9781800790841

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Travel Narratives of the Irish Famine : Politics, Tourism, and Scandal, 1845-1853
• Éditeur: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis 2020-09
• Date de parution: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1800790848
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781800790841
• Reliure: PF
• État de l'article: New

A propos de ce titre

Synopsis

Proposes that a new literary genre emerged from the crucible of the Great Famine, that is, the Irish Famine travelogue. Judd invites us to consider Famine-era travel narratives as comprising a unique subgenre within the larger discursive field of travel literature.

À propos de l?auteur

Catherine Nealy Judd earned her MA and PhD degrees from the University of California at Berkeley. Currently, she is an Associate Professor of English Literature at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, where she researches and teaches Nineteenth-Century Irish, British, and American historical and literary topics. She is the author of Bedside Seductions: Nursing and the Literary Imagination, 1830-1880, as well as numerous articles and book chapters on such subjects as Henry James and the Civil War and Anthony Trollope's Famine novel Castle Richmond.