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.
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Casey Blanton Imprint: Routledge Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 138mm,
Weight: 453g ISBN:9781138178342 ISBN 10: 1138178349 Series:Genres in Context Pages: 168 Publication Date:05 December 2016 Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Primary
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
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
Casey Blanton teaches English and humanities at Daytona Beach Community College and is Co-editor of SouthernQuarterly's special issue on photography.