The present volume comprises a collection of wonderful and insightful essays exploring the theme of sanctuaries in Washington Irving’s The Sketch Book. These are sanctuaries of natural beauty, peacefulness, architectural splendor, and mythical vitality. In addition, the book presents a short history of sanctuaries in nineteenth-century American and European literature.
| ISBN: | 9781433125737 |
| Publication date: | 24th June 2014 |
| Author: | Hugo G Walter |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang Publishing Inc |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 294 pages |
| Series: | Studies on Themes and Motifs in Literature |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 Regional / International studies Society and culture: general |