12 Quote by Robin Jarvis
““I hope that the examples I have given have gone some way towards demonstrating that pedestrian touring in the later 1780s and the 1790s was not a matter of a few 'isolated affairs', but was a practice of rapidly growing popularity among the professional, educated classes, with the texts it generated being consumed and reviewed in the same way as other travel literature: compared, criticised for inaccuracies, assessed for topographical or antiquarian interest, and so on.””
About This Quote
Source Essay: Historical Travel Writing, 2020
Travel in the late 18th century became popular among educated elites, treated like other literature with critique and analysis.
In simple terms: Travel became a scholarly hobby, not isolated events.
Key Takeaway
Explore travel as a cultural phenomenon.
Themes
history
travel
culture
Mood
reflective
analytical
Type
historical
academic
When to use this quote
- academic study
- tourism trends
- literary analysis
Key Concepts
popularity
scholarship
critique
Questions to Reflect On
- How did travel influence social norms?
- What biases existed in travel accounts?
A Different Perspective
May overstate the uniformity of experiences across classes.
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