The Cambridge Companion to Travel Writing
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Travel Writing PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Hulme |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 360 |
Release | 2002-11-21 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780521786522 |
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The Cambridge Introduction to Travel Writing
Title | The Cambridge Introduction to Travel Writing PDF eBook |
Author | Tim Youngs |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 255 |
Release | 2013-05-27 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0521874475 |
Surveying various works of travel literature, this text argues that travel writing redefines the myriad genres it often comprises.
The Cambridge Companion to American Travel Writing
Title | The Cambridge Companion to American Travel Writing PDF eBook |
Author | Alfred Bendixen |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 312 |
Release | 2009-01-29 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0521861098 |
A stimulating overview of American journeys from the eighteenth century to the present.
The Cambridge History of Travel Writing
Title | The Cambridge History of Travel Writing PDF eBook |
Author | Nandini Das |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | |
Release | 2019-01-24 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 110861681X |
Bringing together original contributions from scholars across the world, this volume traces the history of travel writing from antiquity to the Internet age. It examines travel texts of several national or linguistic traditions, introducing readers to the global contexts of the genre. From wilderness to the urban, from Nigeria to the polar regions, from mountains to rivers and the desert, this book explores some of the key places and physical features represented in travel writing. Chapters also consider the employment in travel writing of the diary, the letter, visual images, maps and poetry, as well as the relationship of travel writing to fiction, science, translation and tourism. Gender-based and ecocritical approaches are among those surveyed. Together, the thirty-seven chapters here underline the richness and complexity of this genre.
The Cambridge Companion to Postcolonial Travel Writing
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Postcolonial Travel Writing PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Clarke |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 291 |
Release | 2018-01-11 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1107153395 |
This Companion addresses an exciting emerging field of literary scholarship that charts the intersections of postcolonial studies and travel writing.
The Global Politics of Contemporary Travel Writing
Title | The Global Politics of Contemporary Travel Writing PDF eBook |
Author | Debbie Lisle |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 332 |
Release | 2006-11-02 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9780521867801 |
This book brings the 'serious' world of politics to the 'superficial' world of contemporary travel writing.
The Cambridge Introduction to Mark Twain
Title | The Cambridge Introduction to Mark Twain PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Messent |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 120 |
Release | 2007-03-08 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 113946227X |
Mark Twain is a central figure in nineteenth-century American literature, and his novels are among the best-known and most often studied texts in the field. This clear and incisive Introduction provides a biography of the author and situates his works in the historical and cultural context of his times. Peter Messent gives accessible but penetrating readings of the best-known writings including Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. He pays particular attention to the way Twain's humour works and how it underpins his prose style. The final chapter provides up-to-date analysis of the recent critical reception of Twain's writing, and summarises the contentious and important debates about his literary and cultural position. The guide to further reading will help those who wish to extend their research and critical work on the author. This book will be of outstanding value to anyone coming to Twain for the first time.