TRAVEL WRITING by Tim Youngs (Editor), Charles Forsdick (Editor) ( 9780415374989 )

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TRAVEL WRITING

By:

Tim Youngs (Editor), Charles Forsdick (Editor)

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0415374987

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9780415374989

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

9 November, 2012

Series:

Critical Concepts in Literary and Cultural Studies

Pages:

1653

Description:

The past decades have seen a remarkable growth of cross-disciplinary academic interest in travel writing. This collection features pieces by travel writers themselves discussing their work. It focuses on: the production of travel writing; the contexts of travel writing; types of traveller; and, critical approaches to travel writing.

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The past three decades have seen a remarkable growth of cross-disciplinary academic interest in travel writing. This new four-volume collection from Routledge brings together the best research from scholars around the world. The collection also features pieces by travel writers themselves discussing their work, including: * Michael Cronin on travel and translation * Robyn Davidson interviewed by Tim Youngs * Peter Hulme on Columbus * David Espey on Americans in Vietnam * John Hutnyk on Calcutta * Charles Forsdick on French travel writing * Mary Louise Pratt on travel-writing scholarship * Richard White on Australian travellers. Volume1 focuses on the production of travel writing; Volume 2 on the contexts of travel writing; Volume 3 on modes of travel and types of traveller; and Volume 4 on critical approaches to travel writing.

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