Travel Writing (The New Critical Idiom)

Travel Writing (The New Critical Idiom)

<P>An increasingly popular genre – addressing issues of empire, colonialism, post-colonialism, globalization, gender and politics – travel writing offers the reader a movement between the familiar and the unknown.</P><br /><P></P><br /><P>In this volume, Carl Thompson:</P><br /><P></P><br /><UL><br /><LI>introduces the genre, outlining competing definitions and key debates</LI><br /><LI> provides a broad historical survey from the medieval period to the present day</LI><br /><LI>explores the autobiographical dimensions of the form</LI><br /><LI>looks at both men and women’s travel writing, surveying a range of canonical and more marginal works, drawn from both the colonial and postcolonial era</LI><br /><LI>utilises both British and American travelogues to consider the genre's role in shaping the history of both nations.</LI></UL><br /><P>Concise and practical, <EM>Travel Writing</EM> is the ideal introduction for those new to the subject, as well as a crucial overview of current debates in the field.</P>