The Routledge companion to travel writing / edited by Carl Thompson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Thompson, Carl (Carl Edward), editor.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Routledge companions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Travelers' writings, English--History and criticism.

Travelers' writings, English.

Travelers' writings, American--History and criticism.

Travelers' writings, American.

Travel in literature.

Travel writing--History.

Travel writing.

History.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

xx, 486 pages ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routlege, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.

Contents:

Part I Key Debates and Critical Approaches 1

1 Truth, Lies and Travel Writing / Daniel Carey Carey, Daniel 3

2 Inner Journeys: Travel Writing as Life Writing / Simon Cooke Cooke, Simon 15

3 Travel Writing and Postcolonial Studies / Claire Lindsay Lindsay, Claire 25

4 Travel Writing and Gender / Dúnlaith Bird Bird, Dúnlaith 35

5 Travel Writing and Sexuality: Queering the Genre / Churnjeet Mahn Mahn, Churnjeet 46

6 Travel Writing and Ethics / Corinne Fowler Fowler, Corinne 57

7 Travel and the Body: Corporeality, Speed and Technology / Charles Forsdick Forsdick, Charles 68

8 Travel Writing and Visual Culture / Margaret Topping Topping, Margaret 78

9 Travel Writing: Reception and Readership / Robin Jarvis Jarvis, Robin 89

Part II Historical Overviews 99

10 Travel Writing in the Ancient Mediterranean / William Hutton Hutton, William 101

11 Chinese Travel Writing / James M. Hargett Hargett, James M. 112

12 Indian Travel Writing / Shobhana Bhattacharji Bhattacharji, Shobhana 125

13 Arabic Travel Writing, to 1916 / Nabil Matar Matar, Nabil 139

14 European Travel Writing in the Middle Ages / Anthony Rale Rale, Anthony 152

15 Western Travel Writing, 1450-1750 / Matthew Day Day, Matthew 161

16 Western Travel Writing, 1750-1950 / Barbara Korte Korte, Barbara 173

17 African Travel Writing / Aedín Ní Loingsigh Loingsigh, Aedín Ní 185

18 Travel Writing Now, 1950 to the Present Day / Carl Thompson Thompson, Carl 196

Part III Styles, Modes, Themes 215

19 Pilgrims / Laura Nenzi Nenzi, Laura 217

20 Discoverers and Explorers / Paul Smethurst Smethurst, Paul 227

21 Travellers and Tourists / Zoe Kinsley Kinsley, Zoe 237

22 Picturesque Travel: The Aesthetics and Politics of Landscape / Elizabeth A. Bohls Bohls, Elizabeth A. 246

23 Guidebooks / Scott Laderman Laderman, Scott 258

24 The Romantic Literary Travel Book / C.W. Thompson Thompson, C.W. 269

25 Modernist Travel Writing / David Farley Farley, David 278

26 Postmodernizing Travel Writing / Manfred Pfister Pfister, Manfred 288

27 Travel Blogs / Kylie Cardell Cardell, Kylie, Kate Douglas Douglas, Kate 298

28 Dark Tourism / Justin D. Edwards Edwards, Justin D. 308

29 Gay Travel Writing: An Unstable Category? / Gregory Woods Woods, Gregory 318

Part IV Imagined Geographies 329

30 Ultima Thule / The North / Graham Huggan Huggan, Graham 331

31 Europe / Wendy Bracewell Bracewell, Wendy 341

32 North America / USA / Susan L. Roberson Roberson, Susan L. 351

33 Latin America / Jennifer Hayward Hayward, Jennifer 361

34 The Middle East / Eva Johanna Holmberg Holmberg, Eva Johanna 372

35 India / South Asia / Tabish Khair Khair, Tabish 384

36 China / Julia Kuehn Kuehn, Julia 394

37 Australia / Richard White White, Richard, Justine Greenwood Greenwood, Justine 404

38 Sub-Saharan Africa / Laura E. Franey Franey, Laura E. 415

39 The Polar Regions / Janice Cavell Cavell, Janice 425

40 Deserts / Rune Graulund Graulund, Rune 435

41 Mountains / Simon Balnbridge Balnbridge, Simon 444

42 The Sea / Steve Mentz Mentz, Steve 454.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

0415825245

9780415825245

OCLC:

911199946

Publisher Number:

99965854556