Interpersonal Encounters in Contemporary Travel Writing (Paperback)

Catharine Mee

ISBN 10: 1783084200 / ISBN 13: 9781783084203

Published by Anthem Press, London, 2015

Paperback. This critical study examines the theme of interpersonal encounter in a range of late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century travel writing written in French and Italian. Structured typologically, each chapter focuses on a typical activity that brings traveller-protagonists into contact with other people. Drawing on literary critical studies of travel writing, sociological and anthropological approaches to tourism, as well as research in French and Italian area studies, 'Interpersonal Encounters in Contemporary Travel Writing' locates the concept of encounter within the context of modern tourism. A critical study on the theme of interpersonal encounter in late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century French and Italian travel writing. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781783084203

Synopsis:

This critical study examines the theme of interpersonal encounter in a range of late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century travel writing written in French and Italian. Structured typologically, each chapter focuses on a typical activity that brings traveller-protagonists into contact with other people. Drawing on literary critical studies of travel writing, sociological and anthropological approaches to tourism, as well as research in French and Italian area studies, ‘Interpersonal Encounters in Contemporary Travel Writing’ locates the concept of encounter within the context of modern tourism.

About the Author:

Catharine Mee is an independent researcher. She completed her DPhil at the University of Oxford in 2009, writing her thesis on French and Italian travel writing.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Interpersonal Encounters in Contemporary ...
Publisher: Anthem Press, London
Publication Date: 2015
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new