This book examines time and temporality in European travel writings from the late medieval period to the turn of the nineteenth century. In eight case studies, framed with a theoretical introduction, the volume explores how temporal aspects have shaped the genre and the ways in which places visited are conveyed in the travellers’ accounts.
This book examines time and temporality in European travel writings from the late medieval period to the turn of the nineteenth century. In eight case...
Revisiting Italy focuses on the convergence of political advocacy, gender ideologies, national identity, and literary authority in women’s travel writing.
Revisiting Italy focuses on the convergence of political advocacy, gender ideologies, national identity, and literary authority in women’s travel wr...
It follows the development of a minor tradition where French metropolitan authors traveling abroad who are aware of the ethical conundrums of representing world peoples & shows how the ethical awareness of the colonial-modern authors have impacted minority self-representation in France
It follows the development of a minor tradition where French metropolitan authors traveling abroad who are aware of the ethical conundrums of represen...
The book draws on the history of economics, literary theory, and the history of science to explore how European travelers like Alexander von Humboldt and their readers, circa 1750-1850, adapted the work of British political economists, such as Adam Smith, to help organize their observations.
The book draws on the history of economics, literary theory, and the history of science to explore how European travelers like Alexander von Humboldt ...
