Travel Writing (The New Critical Idiom)

I bought this book for an English class. It is very informative. I covers the history of travel writing and introduces some commentary on current issues. It was interesting. If you are interested in this topic take a look.

Carl Thompson's overview of several centuries of travel accounts and the study of travel writing provides an excellent introduction to this branch of literary studies. Thompson's definitions and history of the genre are readable and informative. Having taught a Travel Literature course for the last decade or so, I have been in the hunt for a text that intelligently articulates the field--and Thompson delivers. This book brings insightful appreciation of the unique constraints placed on travel writers as well as updates critical viewpoints of the genre.

Book is a solid introduction to the interpretation of travel writing.

It’s a print one....

This book is really difficult to get through just because it's very academic. Overall, it contains lots of information on the history of travel writing. I would recommend it.

Well written and interesting

thanks a lot.....loving it.

This is a very readable introduction to the academic field of travel writing studies. It introduces complex ideas giving clear examples and has a very good glossary of terms