The Aesthetics and Politics of Travel Writing (15-17)
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What are the two most popular literary formss related to journeys?
Travel writing and quest narratives
What genre regarding journeys has been immensely popular for as long as prnted books have existed?
Travel writing
What book genre predates the modern concept of tourism?
Travel writing
What is part of the reason that travel writing predates the concept of tourism?
Before photography, television, broadcast, news and the internet, travel guides were for most people the only way to learn about and encounter different locations and cultures
Aside from teaching people about different locations and cultures what else did travel guides help readers understand?
The right way to travel, act in certain countries, and the best times of year to travel
Aside from providing information why was travel writing popular?
Its ability to explore the nature and purpose of traveling itself
Which 2 scholars argued that travel writing about the nature and purpose of traveling worked to be part of an autobiographical project, or a larger attempt to explain yourself to the world?
Judith Hamera and Alfred Bendixen
What did Judith Hamera and ALfred Bendixen argue about travel writing for the sake of exploring the nature and purpose of traveling?
That this writing has worked as either
"Part of an autobiographical project, part of a larger attempt to explain oneself to the world or at least to the reading public” OR “the external details of nature and society in a specific location”
What are examples of informational types of travel writing?
“Walden” (1854), “Wild” (2012)
Who wrote “Walden?”
Henry David Thoreau
When was “Walden” written?
1854
Who wrote “Wild?”
Cheryl Strayed
When was “Wild” Written?
2012
What are examples of travel writing which explores the nature and purpose of traveling?
“On the plains of Snakes” (2019) and “South” (1919)
Who wrote “On the Plains of Snakes”
Paul Theroux
When waws “On the Plains of Snakes” written?
2019
Which writer is known for having many types of travel books which explore the nature and purpose of traveling?
Paul Theroux
Who wrote “South?”
Ernest Shackleton
When was “On the plains of Snakes” written?
2019
When was “South” written?
1919
What genre is “Wild?”
A travel guide memoir
What does “South” depict?
It is an account of the author’s antarctic expedition
Much travel writing is _________
Nonfictional
Why was much f travel writing been nonfictional?
The genre has often been seen as away to gain information about distant locations and cultures
Which of the types of travel books are most popular?
The guidebook/travelbook (informational)
Much of travel writing falls into 2 categories _________ or __________ AND __________
Artistic or literary and informative
What were travel books designed to do?
Provide practical information in an unassuming way to the average tourist about a regions famous locations, transportation methods, and cultural nuances
Where were Frank Hurley and Ernest Shackleton photographed?
Ocean Camp, Weddell Sea
Where were Frank Hurley and Ernest Shackleton photographed?
1914-15
What guidebook does Stevens rely on for his planning of his motoring trip in The Remains of the Day?
“The Wonder of England”
Who wrote “The Wonders of England” in The Remains of the Day?
Jane Symons
What does “The wonders of England” depict in The Remains of the Day?
“Marvelous descriptions with illustrations”
What magazine does Stevens reference which displays locations across the world?
National Geographic
Stevens references his familiarity with what media in magazines which display locations?
Photographs and essays
Stevens is a proud _________. What does this mean for his beliefs of the landscapes of the world?
Englishman; That the english landscape is finest even when compared to “vast deserts and mountains ranges”
Stevens knowledge of his country and other countries is filtered through what?
Travel guides he read
What aspect of travel writing is both part of its appeal BUT ALSO its most dangerous quality?
Its ability to shape understanding of other cultures and places