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The Cambridge introduction to travel writing

Youngs, Tim, 1961-

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\"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 those closer to hand. Tim Youngs argues in this lucid and detailed Introduction that travel writing redefines the myriad genres it comprises and is best understood on its own terms. To this end, Youngs surveys some of the most celebrated travel literature from the medieval period until the present, exploring themes such as the quest motif, the traveler's inner journey, postcolonial travel and issues of gender and sexuality. The text culminates in a chapter on twenty-first-century travel writing and offers predictions about future trends in the genre, making this Introduction an ideal guide for today's students, teachers and travel writing enthusiasts\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Subject: 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. / LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
• ISBN: 9780521874472, 0521874475, 9780521697392, 0521697395

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
PR756.T72 Y68 2012	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE