English Travel Writing From Pilgrimages To Postcolonial Explorations

Description

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. Front Matter ....Pages i-vii Introduction: Travelling Pleasure — Reading Pleasure (Barbara Korte)....Pages 1-4 Charting the Genre (Barbara Korte)....Pages 5-18 Paths to the Real World (Barbara Korte)....Pages 19-39 Paths to the Self (Barbara Korte)....Pages 40-65 The Home Tour (Barbara Korte)....Pages 66-81 Travel Writing in the Nineteenth Century (Barbara Korte)....Pages 82-105 Women’s Travel Writing (Barbara Korte)....Pages 106-126 British Travel Writing in the Twentieth Century (Barbara Korte)....Pages 127-149 Postcolonial Travel Writing in the Twentieth Century (Barbara Korte)....Pages 150-178 Conclusion (Barbara Korte)....Pages 179-180 Back Matter ....Pages 181-218