Cover Image

Travel writing [electronic resource] / Carl Thompson.

Show other versions (3)

Introduces the genre, outlining competing definitions. Provides a broad historical survey from the medieval period to present day. Explores the autobiographical dimensions of the form. Looks at canonical and more marginal works, including writing by both men and women, and both colonial and postcolo...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Thompson, Carl (Carl Edward)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2011.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:New critical idiom.
Subjects:
Travelers' writings, English > History and criticism.
Travelers' writings, American > History and criticism.
Travelers' writings > History and criticism.
Travel in literature.
Travel writing > History.
Travel writing.
Travelers' writings.
Travelers' writings, American.
Travelers' writings, English.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Defining the genre
  • 3. Travel writing through the ages: an overview
  • 4. Reporting the world
  • 5. Revealing the self
  • 6. Representing the other
  • 7. Questions of gender and sexuality.

Similar Items