Books and Travel: Inspiration, Quests and Transformation

Tourism and Cultural Change 31

Author:

Laing, Jennifer Frost, Warwick

Publisher:

Channel View Publications Ltd

Price: £24.95

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.

Extent	224 pages, illustrations	ISBN	9781845413477
Size	N/A	Price	£24.95
Format	N/A	Published	20 Jul 2012
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