Longfellow's Tattoos: Tourism, Collecting, and Japan [Idioma Inglés] - Softcover

A readable, instructive and intellectually inspiring inquiry into a late-nineteenth-century trans-Pacific relationship. As a cultural biographhy of Charles Longfellow alone, it is of great value. Moreover, Guth's writing is gripping..[A] magnificent accomplishment from the frontiers of cross-cultural studies. The New England Quarterly Guth bravely explores new territory..and challenges to reexamine how we imagine art history, history, and Japanese studies. The Journal of Asian Studies Guth's study breaks important new ground. Broadly conceived, carefully researched, and thoughtfully constructed, Longfellow's Tattoos is essential reading for anyone interested in the early history of cultural relations between America and Japan. . CAA Reviews Guth makes a convincing case that Longfellow's Japanese years were important in influencing the Japanese-American cultural relationship. This is a book that American and Japanese historians will enjoy reading. The Journal of American History

Charles Longfellow, son of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, arrived in Yokohama in 1871, intending a brief visit, and stayed for two years. He returned to Boston laden with photographs, curios, and art objects, as well as the elaborate tattoos he had "collected" on his body. His journals, correspondence, and art collection dramatically demonstrate America's early impressions of Japanese culture, and his personal odyssey illustrates the impact on both countries of globetrotting tourism. Interweaving Longfellow's experiences with broader issues of tourism and cultural authenticity, Christine Guth discusses the ideology of tourism and the place of Japan within nineteenth-century round-the-world travel. This study goes beyond simplistic models of reciprocal influence and authenticity to a more synergistic account of cross-cultural dynamics.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.