Books and Travel

Inspiration, Quests and Transformation

Business & Finance, Industries & Professions, Hospitality, Tourism & Travel, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
Cover of the book Books and Travel by Dr. Jennifer Laing, Dr. Warwick Frost, Channel View Publications
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Author: Dr. Jennifer Laing, Dr. Warwick Frost ISBN: 9781845413507
Publisher: Channel View Publications Publication: July 20, 2012
Imprint: Channel View Publications Language: English
Author: Dr. Jennifer Laing, Dr. Warwick Frost
ISBN: 9781845413507
Publisher: Channel View Publications
Publication: July 20, 2012
Imprint: Channel View Publications
Language: English

The books that we read, whether travel-focused or not, may influence the way in which we understand the process or experience of travel. This multidisciplinary work provides a critical analysis of the inspirational and transformational role that books play in travel imaginings. Does reading a book encourage us to think of travel as exotic, adventurous, transformative, dangerous or educative? Do different genres of books influence a reader's view of travel in multifarious ways? These questions are explored through a literary analysis of an eclectic selection of books spanning the period from the eighteenth century to the present day. Genres covered include historical fiction, children's books, westerns, science-fiction and crime fiction.

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The books that we read, whether travel-focused or not, may influence the way in which we understand the process or experience of travel. This multidisciplinary work provides a critical analysis of the inspirational and transformational role that books play in travel imaginings. Does reading a book encourage us to think of travel as exotic, adventurous, transformative, dangerous or educative? Do different genres of books influence a reader's view of travel in multifarious ways? These questions are explored through a literary analysis of an eclectic selection of books spanning the period from the eighteenth century to the present day. Genres covered include historical fiction, children's books, westerns, science-fiction and crime fiction.

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