Interpersonal Encounters in Contemporary Travel Writing - French and Italian Perspectives

Informationen zum Autor Catharine Mee Klappentext A critical study on the theme of interpersonal encounter in late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century French and Italian travel writing. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1. ENCOUNTERING, TRAVELLING, WRITING: 1.1 Encounter; 1.2 Travel Writing and Tourism; 1.3 Voyage/Viaggio; 1.4 Chapters; 2. STRATEGY, AUTHENTICITY, ETHICS: 2.1 Strategy; 2.2 Authenticity; 2.3 Ethics; 3. GUIDING: 3.1 Authenticity and Mediation; 3.2 Translation and Voice; 4. HOSTING: 4.1 Hospitality and Authenticity; 4.2 Freedom; 4.3 The Nature of Encounters; 5. STARING: 5.1 The Stare of the Travellee; 5.2 Photography and Encounter; 6. CHALLENGING: 6.1 Economic Power; 6.2 Justification: Rickshaw Riders; 6.3 Distancing: Prostitutes; 6.4 Dilemma: Beggars; 7. ACCOMPANYING: 7.1 Absent Friends; 7.2 Alter Ego or Mirror?; 7.3 Chance Companions; 8. CONCLUDING; Notes; Bibliography; Index

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• Authors: Catharine Mee, Mee Catharine
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2015
• EAN: 9781783084203
• ISBN: 978-1-78308-420-3
• No. of pages: 202
• Series: Anthem Studies in Travel; Anthem Studies in Travel
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000