E-Book, Englisch, Band 31, 240 Seiten
Reihe: Tourism and Cultural Change
Laing / Frost Books and Travel
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-1-84541-350-7
Verlag: Channel View Publications
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark
Inspiration, Quests and Transformation
E-Book, Englisch, Band 31, 240 Seiten
Reihe: Tourism and Cultural Change
ISBN: 978-1-84541-350-7
Verlag: Channel View Publications
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark
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.
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Fachgebiete
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Dienstleistungssektor & Branchen Tourismuswirtschaft, Gastgewerbe
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
Weitere Infos & Material
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