Critics have long struggled to find a suitable category for
travelogues. From its ancient origins to the present day, the
travel narrative has borrowed elements from various genres - from
epic poetry to literary reportage - in order to evoke distant
cultures and exotic locales, and sometimes those closer to hand.
Tim Youngs argues in this lucid and detailed Introduction that
travel writing redefines the myriad genres it comprises and is best
understood on its own terms. To this end, Youngs surveys some of
the most celebrated travel literature from the medieval period
until the present, exploring themes such as the quest motif, the
traveler's inner journey, postcolonial travel and issues of gender
and sexuality. The text culminates in a chapter on
twenty-first-century travel writing and offers predictions about
future trends in the genre, making this Introduction an ideal guide
for today's students, teachers and travel writing enthusiasts.
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