Essays Of Travel

Author : Philip Dodds
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-08-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134726745

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The Art of Travel by Philip Dodds Pdf

First published in 1982. The Art of Travel is the first collection of critical essays to be devoted to British travel writing. It attempts to give a sense of the wealth of such writing, to map some of its forms and conventions and, implicitly, to claim a place for travel writing in any revised definition of literature. For this collection, travel includes sea voyages, European tours, commissioned enquiries into social conditions, and urban writing; travel writing ranges from works such as Sea and Sardinia by D.H. Lawrence whose status as a novelist guarantees his travel books some attention, through the essays and books of Victorian middle-class travellers into working-class London, to the work of V.S. Naipaul, a contemporary writer, who has increasingly preferred the travel book to the novel.

Author : Umberto Eco
Publisher : HMH
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1995-09-15
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780547540436

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How to Travel with a Salmon by Umberto Eco Pdf

“Impishly witty and ingeniously irreverent” essays on topics from cell phones to librarians, by the author of The Name of the Rose and Foucault’s Pendulum (The Atlantic Monthly). A cosmopolitan curmudgeon the Los Angeles Times called “the Andy Rooney of academia”—known for both nonfiction and novels that have become blockbuster New York Times bestsellers—Umberto Eco takes readers on “a delightful romp through the absurdities of modern life” (Publishers Weekly) as he journeys around the world and into his own wildly adventurous mind. From the mundane details of getting around on Amtrak or in the back of a cab, to reflections on computer jargon and soccer fans, to more important issues like the effects of mass media and consumer civilization—not to mention the challenges of trying to refrigerate an expensive piece of fish at an English hotel—this renowned writer, semiotician, and philosopher provides “an uncanny combination of the profound and the profane” (San Francisco Chronicle). “Eco entertains with his clever reflections and with his unique persona.” —Kirkus Reviews Translated from the Italian by William Weaver

Author : Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : EAN:8596547316688

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Essays of Travel by Robert Louis Stevenson Pdf

Robert Louis Stevenson traveled extensively and wrote about his adventures. This work includes his experiences during walking tours of cities in Europe, experiences at Wick when he was training to be a lighthouse engineer, his theory on what would make the perfect house, and much more. His descriptions of places and people were vividly presented in prose. Contents include: The Amateur Emigrant: From The Clyde To Sandy Hook Cockermouth And Keswick An Autumn Effect A Winter's Walk In Carrick And Galloway Forest Notes A Mountain Town In France Random Memories: Rosa Quo Locorum The Ideal House Davos In Winter Health And Mountains Alpine Diversion The Stimulation Of The Alps Roads On The Enjoyment Of Unpleasant Places

Author : Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368301323

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Essays of Travel by Robert Louis Stevenson Pdf

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Author : Brian Bouldrey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0299309401

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Inspired Journeys by Brian Bouldrey Pdf

Full of humor, profundity, and obsession, these are tales of writers on pilgrimage, in search of legends, artistic inspiration, spiritual epiphany, or fulfillment of a promise.

Author : Douglas Kerr,Julia Kuehn
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2007-05-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789622098459

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A Century of Travels in China by Douglas Kerr,Julia Kuehn Pdf

Writings of travelers have shaped ideas about an evolving China, while preconceived ideas about China also shaped the way they saw the country. A Century of Travels in China explores the impressions of these writers on various themes, from Chinese cities and landscapes to the work of Europeans abroad. From the time of the first Opium War to the declaration of the People's Republic, China's history has been one of extraordinary change and stubborn continuities. At the same time, the country has beguiled, scared and puzzled people in the West. The Victorian public admired and imitated Chinese fashions, in furniture and design, gardens and clothing, while maintaining a generally negative idea of the Chinese empire as pagan, backward and cruel. In the first half of the twentieth century, the fascination continued. Most foreigners were aware that revolutionary changes were taking place in Chinese politics and society, yet most still knew very little about the country. But what about those few people from the English-speaking world who had first-hand experience of the place? What did they have to say about the "real" China? To answer this question, we have to turn to the travel accounts and memoirs of people who went to see for themselves, during China's most traumatic century. While this book represents the work of expert scholars, it is also accessible to non-specialists with an interest in travel writing and China, and care has been taken to explain the critical terms and ideas deployed in the essays from recent scholarship of the travel genre.

Author : Philip Dodd
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134726813

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The Art of Travel by Philip Dodd Pdf

First published in 1982. The Art of Travel is the first collection of critical essays to be devoted to British travel writing. It attempts to give a sense of the wealth of such writing, to map some of its forms and conventions and, implicitly, to claim a place for travel writing in any revised definition of literature. For this collection, travel includes sea voyages, European tours, commissioned enquiries into social conditions, and urban writing; travel writing ranges from works such as Sea and Sardinia by D.H. Lawrence whose status as a novelist guarantees his travel books some attention, through the essays and books of Victorian middle-class travellers into working-class London, to the work of V.S. Naipaul, a contemporary writer, who has increasingly preferred the travel book to the novel.

Author : Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1978097271

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Essays of Travel by Robert Louis Stevenson Pdf

Essays of Travel By Robert Louis Stevenson

Author : Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2008-07-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 143783454X

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Essays of Travel by Robert Louis Stevenson Pdf

Author : Nanjala Nyabola
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781787385238

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Travelling While Black by Nanjala Nyabola Pdf

What does it feel like to move through a world designed to limit and exclude you? What are the joys and pains of holidays for people of colour, when guidebooks are never written with them in mind? How are black lives today impacted by the othering legacy of colonial cultures and policies? What can travel tell us about our sense of self, of home, of belonging and identity? Why has the world order become hostile to human mobility, as old as humanity itself, when more people are on the move than ever? Nanjala Nyabola is constantly exploring the world, working with migrants and confronting complex realities challenging common assumptions - both hers and others'. From Nepal to Botswana, Sicily to Haiti, New York to Nairobi, her sharp, humane essays ask tough questions and offer surprising, deeply shocking and sometimes funny answers. It is time we saw the world through her eyes.

Author : Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Music
ISBN : UOM:39015029799148

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I Remember-- by Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo Pdf

Author : John Coyne
Publisher : Scribner Book Company
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Political Science
ISBN : IND:30000044862765

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Going Up Country by John Coyne Pdf

An anthology of travel writing about distant corners of the world. These previously unpublished pieces of fascinating journeys to exotic places were written expressly for this book by Bob Shacochis, Richard Wiley, Mary-Ann Tirone Smith, P.F. Kluge, and Joanne Omang, among others.

Author : Lisa Colletta
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781611477986

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The Legacy of the Grand Tour by Lisa Colletta Pdf

The topos of the journey is one of the oldest in literature, and even in this age of packaged tours and mediated experience, it still remains one of the most compelling. This volume examines the ways in which the legacy of the Grand Tour is still evident in works of travel and literature. From its aristocratic origins and the permutations of sentimental and romantic travel to the age of tourism and globalization, the Grand Tour still influences the destinations tourists choose and shapes the ideas of culture and sophistication that surround the act of travel. The essays in this collection examine a wide variety of literature—travel, memoir, and fiction—and explore the ways travel and ideas of “culture” have evolved since the heyday of the Grand Tour in the 18th century. The sites of the Grand Tour remain a powerful cultural draw, and they continue to define ideas of taste and learning for those who visit them.

Author : Carol T. Williams
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1998-06-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105028556905

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Travel Culture by Carol T. Williams Pdf

Travel has been defined as one of humankind's primary and universal activities. This interdisciplinary collection of essays calls attention to the extent to which travel and tourism have permeated our lives and our society. The contributors introduce a wide range of intellectual perspectives through which travel culture is defined. From classic literature to travel diaries, from commercial films to home photography, this study of travel culture includes both high and low art.

Author : Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1905
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:829160819

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Essays of Travel and in the Art of Writing by Robert Louis Stevenson Pdf