Travel Writing and the Natural World, 1768-1840 [electronic resource] /
Smethurst, P.author.
Taking as a starting point the parallel occurrence of Cook's Pacific voyages, the development of natural history, scenic tourism in Britain, and romantic travel in Europe, this book argues that the effect of these practices was the production of nature as an abstract space and that the genre of travel writing had a central role in reproducing it.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 The Scientific Gaze and Museum Order; 3 Natural History in the Contact Zone; 4 Natural Order: Metaphor and Structure; 5 Romantic Technique and Humboldtian Vision; 6 Landscape and Nation-Building; 7 The English Picturesque as Social Order; 8 Natural Sublime and Feminine Sublime; 9 Prescribing Nature: William Wordsworth's Guide Through the Lakes; 10 Textual Landscapes and Disappearing Nature; Conclusion and Coda; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Taking as a starting point the parallel occurrence of Cook's Pacific voyages, the development of natural history, scenic tourism in Britain, and romantic travel in Europe, this book argues that the effect of these practices was the production of nature as an abstract space and that the genre of travel writing had a central role in reproducing it.
Literature   .
Literature—Philosophy.
Culture—Study and teaching.
Literature, Modern.
British literature.
Postcolonial/World Literature.
Literary Theory.
Cultural Theory.
Early Modern/Renaissance Literature.
British and Irish Literature.