New Approaches to Twentieth-Century Travel Literature in French
Genre, History, Theory
©2007
Monographs
VIII,
235 Pages
Series:
Travel Writing Across the Disciplines, Volume 10
Summary
From the postcolonial perspective of the early twenty-first century, the importance of travel literature, for considerations of national and international cultures and identities, has become increasingly apparent. Travel literature in French has, however, received little critical scrutiny. This book contributes to contemporary reassessments of the form in a number of disciplines, focusing specifically on the discourses and contexts of travel in twentieth-century texts written in French. Its scope is interdisciplinary, involving theoretical and generic considerations as well as a historical overview of colonial and postcolonial texts. The book provides essential reading for all students of travel literature in French – and of travel literature in general.
Details
- Pages
- VIII, 235
- Year
- 2007
- ISBN (Hardcover)
- 9780820471334
- Language
- English
- Keywords
- Französisch Travel literature Geschichte 1890-2000 Reiseliteratur French and Francophone cultures Genre theory Colonial history Postcolonialism Theories of mobility
- Published
- New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, Oxford, Wien, 2006. VIII, 235 pp.
