Following the genre's development from classical times to the present, Travel Writing: The Self and the World shows how it has evolved and changed, yet is always centered on encounters between the self and the other and the mediation between the familiar and the foreign. Emphasis is placed on Anglo-American travel writing since the 18th century. Identifying significant theoretical and critical contributions to the field, Casey Blanton presents an engaging historical overview of travel writing and provides close readings of exemplary texts by six major figures: James Boswell, Mary Kingsley, Graham Greene, Peter Mathiessen, V.S. Naipaul, and Bruce Chatwin.
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I mistakenly bought this book thinking it would teach me how to write travel articles. Actually it might benefit aspiring travel writers to study the greats of the genre. This analyzes in-depth Graham Greene, Bruce Chatwin, Mary Kingsley, James Boswell, Peter Matthiessen, and V.S. Naipaul.
Along with studying them, you learn about types of travel writing (nature travel, modern psychological journey, vain travelers, Victorian women travelers). This combination of history of travel writing and literary... more info
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