English Travel Writing from Pilgrimages to Postcolonial Explorations
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
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English Travel Writing from Pilgrimages to Postcolonial Explorations Barbara Korte Translated by Catherine Matthias
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Contents Preliminary note
vii
Introduction: Travelling Pleasure - Reading Pleasure
1
1 Charting the Genre
5
2 Paths to the Real World
19
3 Paths to the Self
40
4 The Home Tour
66
5 Travel Writing in the Nineteenth Century
82
6 Women's Travel Writing
106
7 British Travel Writing in the Twentieth Century
127
8 Postcolonial Travel Writing in the Twentieth Century
150
Conclusion
179
Notes
181
Bibliography
195
Index
215
Preliminary Note This is a revised and augmented translation of my book Der englische Reisebericlzt: Von der Pilgerfahrt
