David Scott

Gebundenes Buch

Semiologies of Travel

Beschreibung

Exploring the role of signs in foreign culture encounters as expressed in travel writing, this book focuses on French writers of the last two hundred years. David Scott demonstrates how politics, sociology and semiotics, as well as literature, are connected to the travel experience in this comprehensive survey of travel writing in French culture.

Autor

David Scott is the author of numerous books on art, poetry, travel and graphic design. His novel Dynamo Island, The Cultural History and Geography of a Utopia was published in 2016. His first book of short stories, Cut up on Copacabana, came in 2018. A former 5000-metre athlete and amateur boxer, he has written widely on boxing, The Art and Aesthetics of Boxing, 2009, Cultures of Boxing, 2015.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. September 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 512g
• ISBN-13: 9780521838535
• ISBN-10: 0521838533
• Artikelnr.: 22434697