Edmund Gosse, Two Visits to Denmark: 1872, 1874

Kathy Rees (Independent Scholar - Europe)

Ed. by Grace Moore, University of Otago
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.07: English Writing and Culture of the Victorian Period, 1837-1901.
Vol. editors: Gillian Fenwick (University of Toronto), Grace Moore (University of Otago)

Dates

First circulation or publication 1911

Places

England (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Non-Fiction
- Commentary / Criticism (literary)

Resources

In the nineteenth century, there were two types of travel writing: one, the impressionistic and subjective description of a foreign country that revealed the personal assumptions and values of the writer and, two, the more practical handbooks published by Murray and Baedeker. Two Visits to Denmark (1911) belongs in the first category, with Gosse transforming his 1872 and 1874 travel diaries into a retrospective account of his experiences as a “youthful investigator” of Danish culture, religion, literature, and politics (20). The book built on Gosse’s reputation as a commentator on Scandinavian affairs, established by journal articles that he republished as Studies in the Literature of Northern …

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Citation: Rees, Kathy. "Two Visits to Denmark: 1872, 1874". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 March 2022 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=27915, accessed 24 November 2024.]

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