The Cambridge introduction to travel writing / Tim Youngs, Nottingham Trent University.

"Critics have long struggled to find a suitable category for travelogues. From its ancient origins to the present day, the travel narrative has borrowed elements from various genres - from epic poetry to literary reportage - in order to evoke distant cultures and exotic locales, and sometimes t...

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Main Author:	Youngs, Tim, 1961-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Series:	Cambridge introductions to literature.
Subjects:	Travelers' writings, English > History and criticism. Travelers' writings, American > History and criticism. Travelers' writings > History and criticism. Travel in literature. Travel writing > History. Voyages and travels > Historiography.