Sanctuaries In Washington Irving's ?He Sketch Book?(Studies On Themes And Motifs In Literature)

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.

• • Author: Hugo Walter
• • Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
• • Publication Date: Jun 24, 2014
• • Number of Pages: 294 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Hardcover
• • ISBN-10: 1433125730
• • ISBN-13: 9781433125737