Voyages and Visions by Jas Elsner

Voyages and Visions by Jas Elsner

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Intends to sketch a cultural history of travel from the sixteenth century to the present day. This title addresses the theme of travel as a historical, literary and imaginative process, focusing on significant episodes and encounters in world history. It is suitable for those who are interested in travel writing.

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Voyages and Visions by Jas Elsner

With essays by Kasia Boddy, Michael Bravo, Peter Burke, Melissa Calaresu, Jesus Maria Carillo Castillo, Peter Hansen, Edward James, Nigel Leask, Joan-Pau Rubies and Wes Williams. A much-needed contribution to the expanding interest in the history of travel and travel writing, Voyages and Visions is the first attempt to sketch a cultural history of travel from the sixteenth century to the present day. The essays address the theme of travel as a historical, literary and imaginative process, focusing on significant episodes and encounters in world history. The contributors to this collection include historians of art and of science, anthropologists, literary critics and mainstream cultural historians. Their essays encompass a challenging range of subjects, including the explorations of South America, India and Mexico; mountaineering in the Himalayas; space travel; science fiction; and American post-war travel fiction. Voyages and Visions is truly interdisciplinary, and essential reading for anyone interested in travel writing.
'Voyages and Visions is a useful and welcome addition to the literature of travel, particularly helpful to the historically challenged who might wish to gain a broader comparative insight into changing discourses of travel over time-Times Higher Education
Jaś Elsner is Professor of Late Antique Art at the University of Oxford and a specialist in comparative art and archaeology. He is the author or editor of many books including Roman Eyes: Visuality and Subjectivity in Art and Text (2007).
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ISBN 13 9781861890207
ISBN 10 1861890206
Titel Voyages and Visions
Autor Jas Elsner
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Bindungsart Paperback
Verlag Reaktion Books
Erscheinungsjahr 1999-01-01
Seitenanzahl 352
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