Books and Travel : : Inspiration, Quests and Transformation / / Jennifer Laing, Warwick Frost.
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 e...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CVP eBook-Package Backfile 2000-2013 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Bristol, UK;, Blue Ridge Summit, PA : : Channel View Publications, , [2012] ©2012 |
Year of Publication: | 2012 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Tourism and Cultural Change ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Introduction: Extraordinary Journeys -- 2. The Gift Shop at 221B Baker Street -- 3. A Misspent Youth (Children's Fiction and Travel) -- 4. Murder They Wrote -- 5. The Past is a Foreign Country -- 6. No Country for Old Men -- 7. Once Upon a Time in the West -- 8. The Explorer's Quest -- 9. Re-enacting the Past -- 10. Fantastic Journeys -- 11. Transformations -- 12. They All Lived Happily Ever After -- 13. Conclusion -- Books -- Secondary References -- Index |
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Summary: | 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. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781845413491 9783110754377 |
DOI: | 10.21832/9781845413491 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Jennifer Laing, Warwick Frost. |