Books and travel : inspiration, quests and transformation

著者

    • Laing, Jennifer
    • Frost, Warwick

書誌事項

Books and travel : inspiration, quests and transformation

Jennifer Laing and Warwick Frost

(Tourism and cultural change)

Channel View Publications, c2012

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9781845413477

内容説明

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.

目次

Chapter 1 - Introduction: Extraordinary Journeys Chapter 2 - The Gift Shop at 221B Baker Street Chapter 3 - A Misspent Youth (Children's Fiction and Travel) Chapter 4 - Murder They Wrote Chapter 5 - The Past is a Foreign Country Chapter 6 - No Country for Old Men Chapter 7 - Once Upon a Time in the West Chapter 8 - The Explorer's Quest Chapter 9 - Re-enacting the Past Chapter 10 - Fantastic Journeys Chapter 11 - Transformations Chapter 12 - They All Lived Happily Ever After Chapter 13 - Conclusion
巻冊次

ISBN 9781845413484

内容説明

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.

目次

Chapter 1 - Introduction: Extraordinary Journeys Chapter 2 - The Gift Shop at 221B Baker Street Chapter 3 - A Misspent Youth (Children’s Fiction and Travel) Chapter 4 - Murder They Wrote Chapter 5 - The Past is a Foreign Country Chapter 6 - No Country for Old Men Chapter 7 - Once Upon a Time in the West Chapter 8 - The Explorer’s Quest Chapter 9 - Re-enacting the Past Chapter 10 - Fantastic Journeys Chapter 11 - Transformations Chapter 12 - They All Lived Happily Ever After Chapter 13 - Conclusion

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