The Cambridge introduction to travel writing /
The Cambridge Introduction to Travel Writing is structured in three parts. The first surveys the development of the genre from ancient times to the present day. The second, with separate chapters on the quest motif, the inner journey, postcolonial travel and gender and sexuality, shows how historica...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2013.
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| Series: | Cambridge introductions to literature.
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| Summary: | The Cambridge Introduction to Travel Writing is structured in three parts. The first surveys the development of the genre from ancient times to the present day. The second, with separate chapters on the quest motif, the inner journey, postcolonial travel and gender and sexuality, shows how historical context and literary convention act on features that have long been present. The third part discusses recent critical approaches and considers these alongside travel writers' own statements about their practice. The final chapter looks at current travel writing, including the impact of the internet and anticipates future trends. The volume shows that travel writing has a long tradition, is more diverse than is often recognized, constitutes a serious literary genre and, contrary to the assumptions of much recent work, can offer a radical challenge to dominant values and perspectives. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 240 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780521874472 (hardback) 0521874475 (hardback) 9780521697392 (paperback) 0521697395 (paperback) |