A Tour in Ireland in 1775

Richard Twiss (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

198 Seiten

2008
University College Dublin Press (Verlag)
978-1-904558-90-3 (ISBN)

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Richard Twiss' "A Tour in Ireland in 1775", published in the following year, was a controversial book. It enraged the Irish public through its unflattering representation of Ireland and its inhabitants. This book includes a collection of poems in opposition to the book.

Richard Twiss' "A Tour in Ireland in 1775", published in the following year, was one of the most controversial books of its period. It was based on his experiences of a five-month stay in the country. It enraged the Irish public through its unflattering representation of Ireland and its inhabitants. Since its publication it has been widely quoted as a contemporary source for Irish life, though generally cited in a negative context. Although a bestseller in its day it has not been reprinted since. This new edition includes the full collection of poems written in opposition to the book, together with contemporary illustrations of the sites and views visited by Twiss during his tour.

Richard Twiss (1747-1821) was born in Rotterdam, the son of a wealthy English merchant. Twiss had Irish connections, being descended from another Richard Twiss, agent to Herbert, Earl of Powis, at Castleisland, County Kerry. He became a travel writer. Rachel Finnegan is Lecturer in Tourism & Heritage Studies in the School of Humanities, Waterford Institute of Technology.

Introduction by Rachel Finnegan; A TOUR IN IRELAND IN 1775; Appendix 1: The Missing Pages; Appendix 2: Related Poetical Works: An Heroic Epistle from Donna Teresa Pinna Y Ruiz by William Preston (Dublin, 1776); An Heroic Answer from Richard Twiss, Esq, F.R.S. at Rotterdam, to Donna Teresa Pinna Y Ruiz of Murci by William Preston (Dublin, 1776); An Answer to a Poetical Epistle from Madam Teresa Pinna by Richard Twiss Esq, F.R.S., with Notes by Various Hands by Leonard MacNally (Dublin, 1776); A Defence of Ireland: A Poem in Answer to the Partial and Malicious Accounts given of it by Mr Twiss and Other Writers by Richard Lewis, Corrector of the Press (Dublin, 1776).

Erscheint lt. Verlag	14.2.2008
Verlagsort	Dublin
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Lyrik / Gedichte
Themenwelt	Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Europa
ISBN-10	1-904558-90-9 / 1904558909
ISBN-13	978-1-904558-90-3 / 9781904558903
Zustand	Neuware