Literature of Travel and Exploration: G to PContaining more than 600 entries, this valuable resource presents all aspects of travel writing. There are entries on places and routes (Afghanistan, Black Sea, Egypt, Gobi Desert, Hawaii, Himalayas, Italy, Northwest Passage, Samarkand, Silk Route, Timbuktu), writers (Isabella Bird, Ibn Battuta, Bruce Chatwin, Gustave Flaubert, Mary Kingsley, Walter Ralegh, Wilfrid Thesiger), methods of transport and types of journey (balloon, camel, grand tour, hunting and big game expeditions, pilgrimage, space travel and exploration), genres (buccaneer narratives, guidebooks, New World chronicles, postcards), companies and societies (East India Company, Royal Geographical Society, Society of Dilettanti), and issues and themes (censorship, exile, orientalism, and tourism). For a full list of entries and contributors, a generous selection of sample entries, and more, visit the Literature of Travel and Exploration: An Encyclopedia website. |
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Contents
Preface vii | 501 |
Acknowledgments ix | 514 |
Board of Advisors xvii | 536 |
Alphabetical Entry List xix | 663 |
Common terms and phrases
Adventures Africa America Asia became Born British central century Charles China Christian coast collection colonial Company continued culture described detailed Died Discovery early East edited empire England English Europe European example expedition experience exploration followed France French Further Reading geographical German Greek Henry important India interest Island Italy James Japan John Journal journey known land late later Letters literature lived London maps mission missionary Narrative native natural North notes observations original Paris period Persian plants political published reached record References and Further region remained reports reprinted Richard River Robert route Royal Russian sailed ship Society South Spain Spanish Thomas tion took Tour trade translated travel writing trip University visited vols Voyage West Western writing written wrote York
Bibliographic information
| Title | Literature of Travel and Exploration: G to P Volume 2 of Literature of Travel and Exploration: An Encyclopedia, Jennifer Speake, ISBN 1579582478, 9781579582470 |
| Author | Jennifer Speake |
| Editor | Jennifer Speake |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, 2003 |
| ISBN | 1579584241, 9781579584245 |
| Length | 1479 pages |
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