Travel Writing

by Carl Thompson

Book Overview

The new edition of Travel Writing is an accessible and interdisciplinary guide to this prolific and popular literary genre. Carl Thompson offers a clear and concise overview of the long history of travel writing from the ancient world to the present day.

Considering a wide range of primary sources from Sir Walter Raleigh to Jenny Diski, the extensively updated second edition:

introduces the genre and outlines key debates within...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367493055
• ISBN13: 9780367493059
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.