Travel writing has gained new appeal for the general reader and for the student of Literary and Cultural Studies. This volume provides a concise introduction to the basic characteristics and historical development of travel writing as it has emerged in the British Isles from the Middle Ages to the present day. Examples considered include many classics, but also a range of lesser-known representatives. The final chapter on travelogues produced in former British colonies was newly written for this English version.
Travel writing has gained new appeal for the general reader and for the student of Literary and Cultural Studies. This volume provides a concise introduction to the basic characteristics and historical development of travel writing as it has emerged in the British Isles from the Middle Ages to the present day. Examples considered include many classics, but also a range of lesser-known representatives. The final chapter on travelogues produced in former British colonies was newly written for this English version.
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Autorenporträt
BARBARA KORTE received her graduate and postgraduate degrees from the University of Cologne; she taught for a year in the German Department of Reading University, for the German Academic Exchange Service. She became professor of English literature at Chemitz University in 1993. Since 1997 she has been professor of English literature at the University of Tübingen. Her current research interests are British poetry anthologies and British 'minority' literatures. Her recent publications comprise a study on ‘Body Language in Literature’ and a collection of essays which she has co-edited; ‘Unity in Diversity Revisited? British Literature and Culture in the 1990s’.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction: Travelling Pleasure - Reading Pleasure Charting the Genre Paths to the Real World: Travel Writing in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period Paths to the Self: Accounts of the Grand Tour The Home Tour: From the Informative to the Picturesque Account Travel Writing in the Nineteenth Century Women's Travel Writing British Travel Writing in the Twentieth Century Postcolonial Travel Writing in the Twentieth Century Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
Introduction: Travelling Pleasure - Reading Pleasure Charting the Genre Paths to the Real World: Travel Writing in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period Paths to the Self: Accounts of the Grand Tour The Home Tour: From the Informative to the Picturesque Account Travel Writing in the Nineteenth Century Women's Travel Writing British Travel Writing in the Twentieth Century Postcolonial Travel Writing in the Twentieth Century Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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