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The Arabian Desert in English Travel Writing Since 1950
- A Barren Legacy?
Engelsk
Bogcover for The Arabian Desert in English Travel Writing Since 1950 af Jenny Walker, 9781032399263
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
224
ISBN-13:
9781032399263
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1032399260
Udg. Dato:
26 aug 2024
Størrelse i cm:
22,9 x 15,2
Serie:
Routledge Research in Travel Writing
Oplagsdato:
26 aug 2024
Forfatter(e):

The Arabian Desert in English Travel Writing Since 1950

- A Barren Legacy?
Engelsk
Paperback 2024
Format:

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Broadly this book is about the Arabian desert as the locus of exploration by a long tradition of British travellers that includes T. E. Lawrence and Wilfred Thesiger; more specifically, it is about those who, since 1950, have followed in their literary footsteps. In analysing modern works covering a land greater than the sum of its geographical parts, the discussion identifies outmoded tropes that continue to impinge upon the perception of the Middle East today while recognising that the laboured binaries of “East and West”, “desert and sown”, “noble and savage” have outrun their course. Where, however, only a barren legacy of latent Orientalism may have been expected, the author finds instead a rich seam of writing that exhibits diversity of purpose and insight contributing to contemporary discussions on travel and tourism, intercultural representation, and environmental awareness. By addressing a lack of scholarly attention towards recent additions to the genre, this study illustrates for the benefit of students of travel literature, or indeed anyone interested in “Arabia”, how desert writing, under the emerging configurations of globalisation, postcolonialism, and ecocriticism, acts as a microcosm of the kinds of ethical and emotional dilemmas confronting today’s travel writers in the world’s most extreme regions.

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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
224
ISBN-13:
9781032399263
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1032399260
Udg. Dato:
26 aug 2024
Størrelse i cm:
22,9 x 15,2
Serie:
Routledge Research in Travel Writing
Oplagsdato:
26 aug 2024
Forfatter(e):
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