At Juliet's Tomb: Anglophone Travel-writing and Shakespeare's Verona, 1814-1914

Watson, Nicola J. (2016). At Juliet's Tomb: Anglophone Travel-writing and Shakespeare's Verona, 1814-1914. In: Bigliazzi, Silvia and Calvi, Lisanna eds. Shakespeare, Romeo & Juliet, and Civic Life: The Boundaries of Civic Space. Routledge Studies in Shakespeare. New York: Routledge, pp. 224–237.

Abstract

A history of the invention and tourist consumption of Shakespeare's Verona in the aftermath of Waterloo which explores the cultural imperatives driving investment first in 'Juliet's tomb' and then in 'Juliet's house' by local authorities and British tourists.

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• Item ORO ID
• 46512
• Item Type
• Book Section
• ISBN
• 1-138-83998-1, 978-1-138-83998-4
• Project Funding Details

• Funded Project Name	Project ID	Funding Body
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• Keywords
• Shakespeare; Verona; Romeo and Juliet; tourism
• Academic Unit or School
• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Arts and Humanities > English & Creative Writing
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Arts and Humanities
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS)
• Research Group
• History of Books and Reading (HOBAR)
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• © 2016 Taylor and Francis
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• Depositing User
• Nicola Watson