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Beschreibung
Blanton follows the development of travel writing from classical times to the present, focusing in particular on Anglo-American travel writing since the eighteenth century. He identifies significant theoretical and critical contributions to the field, and also examines key texts by James Boswell, Mary Kingsley, Graham Greene, Peter Mathiessen, V.S. Naipaul, and Bruce Chatwin.
Blanton follows the development of travel writing from classical times to the present, focusing in particular on Anglo-American travel writing since the eighteenth century. He identifies significant theoretical and critical contributions to the field, and also examines key texts by James Boswell, Mary Kingsley, Graham Greene, Peter Mathiessen, V.S. Naipaul, and Bruce Chatwin.
Über den Autor

Casey Blanton teaches English and humanities at Daytona Beach Community College and is Co-editor of SouthernQuarterly's special issue on photography.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface Chronology Chapter One Narrating Self and Other: A Historical Overview Chapter Two Vain Travelers: James Boswell and the Grand Tour Chapter Three Victorian Women Travelers: Mary Kingsley Chapter Four The Modern Pyschological Journey: Graham Greene Chapter Five Nature-Travel Writing: Peter Matthiessen Chapter Six Splenetic Travelers: V.S. Naipul Chapter Seven Lying Travelers: Bruce Chatwin
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
Genre: Allgemeine Lexika, Importe
Rubrik: Literaturwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780415938938
ISBN-10: 0415938937
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Blanton, Casey
Hersteller: Routledge
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 216 x 140 x 9 mm
Von/Mit: Casey Blanton
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.11.2002
Gewicht: 0,22 kg
Artikel-ID: 128448116