English Travel Writing from Pilgrimages to Postcolonial Explorations

Travel writing has gained new appeal, and writers from the British Isles have been particularly productive and successful in this genre. 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 such as Defoe, Sterne and Smollett, Isabella Bird and Mary Kingsley, Chatwin and Raban, and also lesser known representatives. Types of travel writing discussed include pilgrims' itineraries, exploration writing, tourist accounts as well as postmodern varieties.

Author: Na Na
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 07/15/2000
Pages: 218
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9780312226633

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2000 pg. 171

About the Author
Barbara Korte is Professor of English Literature at the University of Tübingen.