Handbook of British Travel Writing (Hardcover)


This handbook offers a systematic exploration of current key topics in travel writing studies. It addresses the history, impact, and unique discursive variety of British travel writing by covering some of the most celebrated and canonical authors of the genre as well as lesser known ones in more than thirty close-reading chapters. Combining theoretically informed, astute literary criticism of single texts with the analysis of the circumstances of their production and reception, these chapters offer excellent possibilities for understanding the complexity and cultural relevance of British travel writing.

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This handbook offers a systematic exploration of current key topics in travel writing studies. It addresses the history, impact, and unique discursive variety of British travel writing by covering some of the most celebrated and canonical authors of the genre as well as lesser known ones in more than thirty close-reading chapters. Combining theoretically informed, astute literary criticism of single texts with the analysis of the circumstances of their production and reception, these chapters offer excellent possibilities for understanding the complexity and cultural relevance of British travel writing.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

De Gruyter

Country of origin

Germany

Series

Handbooks of English and American Studies

Release date

September 2020

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

2020

Editors

Dimensions

240 x 170mm (L x W)

Format

Hardcover - Cloth over boards

Pages

627

ISBN-13

978-3-11-049983-4

Barcode

9783110499834

Categories

LSN

3-11-049983-5



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