Perspectives on Travel Writing by Glenn Hooper
Ranging from the early modern to the postcolonial, and dealing mainly with encounters in Europe, the Americas and the Middle East, Perspectives on Travel Writing is a collection of new essays by international scholars that examines some of the various contexts of travel writing, as well as its generic characteristics. Contributions examine the similarities between autobiography and memoir, fiction, and travel writing, and attempt to define travel writing as a genre. Utilising a variety of approaches, the essays display a shared concern with what travel writing does and how it does it. The effects of encounter and border-crossing on gender, 'race', and national identity are considered throughout. The collection begins with a review of some of the problems and issues facing the scholar of travel writing and moves on to a detailed discussion of the qualities of travel writing and its related forms. It then presents in chronological order a number of case studies, before closing with a critical discussion of approaches to the subject. An essay collection with broad historical and geographical coverage, this volume should appeal to students and researchers of travel and travel-related literatures from across the Humanities.-
The Thriller and Northern Ireland since 1969
-
Proust's Cup of Tea
-
Displaced Persons: Conditions of Exile in European Culture
-
Translating Travel
-
The Poetics of Transubstantiation
-
Writing Russia in the Age of Shakespeare
-
Ovid and the Cultural Politics of Translation in Early Modern England
-
Fecal Matters in Early Modern Literature and Art
-
The Name and Nature of Tragicomedy
-
Imperiled Heritage: Tradition, History and Utopia in Early Modern German Literature
-
Chaucer's Dream Visions
-
We Europeans?
-
Tourism and Identity in Scotland, 1770-1914
-
Surrealism, Politics and Culture
-
Romancing Decay
-
Literary Sociability and Literary Property in France, 1775-1793
-
Philosemitism, Antisemitism and 'the Jews'
-
Travels and Translations in the Sixteenth Century
-
Theater and Nation in Eighteenth-Century Germany
-
Baroque Self-Invention and Historical Truth
-
Authority, State and National Character
-
The Romanticism of Contemporary Theory
'.. a lively and varied collection.' Modern Language Review 'The volume's contribution to the field [...] lies in its stimulating display of the many ways of reading travel texts... this collection of essays marks another commendable instance of the solid work being carried out lately in the field of travel writing. Apart from the editors and contributors, the publishers deserve equal praise for the careful editing of the hardback which, with its nine illustrations and very useful index, serves as a fine instance of their ongoing commitment to producing excellent books in the field of travel writing.' Atlantis
Hooper, Glenn: - Glenn Hooper, lecturer in tourism and heritage at Glasgow Caledonian University, is the author of Travel Writing and Ireland, 1760-1860: Culture, History, Politics.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781138255753 |
| ISBN 10 | 1138255750 |
| Title | Perspectives on Travel Writing |
| Author | Glenn Hooper |
| Series | Studies In European Cultural Transition |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Year published | 2017-02-27 |
| Number of pages | 210 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |