Nordland-Fahrten. Zweite Abteilung. Malerische Wanderungen durch England und Wales. Mit besonderer Berücksichtigung von Sage und Geschichte, Literatur und Kunst

Name of traveller

Franz Brömel (1829-1904)

Reason for travel

• travelling as cultural tourist, self-improvement

Date of travel

undated

Content

• travel in Wales described in a series of three narratives
• art: includes numerous illustrations chosen to underline the romantic nature of the landscape, but these are taken from the work of British illustrators
• customs: describes an eisteddfod in Carmarthen
• industry: notes north/south divide in relation to development of industry
• language: 
  • awareness of the language in terms of pronunciation but also of the threat to it especially in the south
  • compares Welsh to Sanskrit and quotes in Welsh
• literature:
  • makes links to Ossian
  • comments on Welsh history and literature
• recreation: aware of the impact of tourism and of the expanding transport network
• terrain: romantic view of Wales with immediate and detailed focus on myth and legend
• compare with the author's description of an eisteddfod in Porthmadog
• click here to read the full account

Nationality of traveller

German

Language of publication

German

Gender of traveller

Male

Type of publication

travelogue

Citation

Brennecke, Adolf Wilhelm Herman, Fran[z] Br[ö]mel, Richard Oberländer, and Adolf Rosenberg. Nordland-Fahrten. Zweite Abteilung. Malerische Wanderungen durch England und die Kanalinseln: Mit besonderer Berücksichtigung von Sage und Geschichte, Literatur und Kunst. Leipzig: Hirt, 1882. 177-238. Print.