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An increasingly popular genre – addressing issues of empire, colonialism, post-colonialism, globalization, gender and politics – travel writing offers the reader a movement between the familiar and the unknown.

In this volume, Carl Thompson:

  • introduces the genre, outlining competing definitions and key debates
  • provides a broad historical survey from the medieval period to the present day
  • explores the autobiographical dimensions of the form
  • looks at both men and women’s travel writing, surveying a range of canonical and more marginal works, drawn from both the colonial and postcolonial era
  • utilises both British and American travelogues to consider the genre's role in shaping the history of both nations.

Concise and practical, Travel Writing is the ideal introduction for those new to the subject, as well as a crucial overview of current debates in the field.

Travel Writing

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An increasingly popular genre – addressing issues of empire, colonialism, post-colonialism, globalization, gender and politics – travel writing offers the... Read more

    Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
    Publication Date: 12/05/2011
    ISBN13: 9780415444651, 978-0415444651
    ISBN10: 0415444659

    Number of Pages: 240

    Non Fiction , Earth Sciences, Geography & Environment , Education

    Description

    An increasingly popular genre – addressing issues of empire, colonialism, post-colonialism, globalization, gender and politics – travel writing offers the reader a movement between the familiar and the unknown.

    In this volume, Carl Thompson:

    • introduces the genre, outlining competing definitions and key debates
    • provides a broad historical survey from the medieval period to the present day
    • explores the autobiographical dimensions of the form
    • looks at both men and women’s travel writing, surveying a range of canonical and more marginal works, drawn from both the colonial and postcolonial era
    • utilises both British and American travelogues to consider the genre's role in shaping the history of both nations.

    Concise and practical, Travel Writing is the ideal introduction for those new to the subject, as well as a crucial overview of current debates in the field.

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