Hidden Texts, Hidden Nation: (Re)Discoveries of Wales in Travel Writing in French and German (1780-2018)

by Heather Williams, Kathryn N Jones, Carol Tully

Book Overview

This book explores the representation of Wales and 'Welshness' in texts by French- (including Breton) and German-speaking travellers from 1780 to the present day. Since the emergence of the travel narrative as a popular source of information and entertainment in the mid-18th century, writing about Wales has often been embedded and hidden in accounts of travel to 'England'. This book locates and presents these largely forgotten texts and broadens perspectives...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 180207810X
• ISBN13: 9781802078107
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 304 Pages