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The Cambridge introduction to travel writing
"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 t...
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| Natura: | Printed Book |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press, 2013.
2013
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| Riassunto: | "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 |
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| Descrizione fisica: | xi, 240 pages illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780521697392 |