ABSTRACT
Discourse on literature–tourism relations has positioned literature as a reservoir of cultural expressions and revealed perspectives on the relationships between people and places at various space scales (Crang, Dwyer & Jackson, 2003; Drabble, 1979). In the main the focal point for studies has been the tripartite relationship between the author, his or her writings and the concepts of place/landscape (Herbert, 1995, 2001; Seaton, 1998; Watkins & Herbert, 2003). Desforges (1999) points out that tourism is certainly no exception in that it is disclosed by words as the building blocks of image creation and projection, and the conveyers of people’s expectations and experiences. Literature is a fundamental reservoir of words that can inform, describe, stimulate, motivate and inspire. Moreover, it is a potent and pervasive force that runs deep within and across societies, shaping the way we see the world and each other.
