Author: Justin Hillgrove
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781495192135
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Imps and Monsters: Ten Years of Art by Justin Hillgrove
Author: Justin Hillgrove
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781495192135
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781495192135
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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The Constructions of the East in Western Travel Narratives, 1200 CE to 1800 CE
Author: Radhika Seshan
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000713059
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
This book investigates how the idea of the ‘east’ emerged in western travel narratives between the 13th and the 18th centuries. Sifting through critical travel narratives — real and imagined — it locates the changing geography as well as the perceptions surrounding India. The author presents how historical stereotypes interacted with a burgeoning demand for travelogues during this period and have fed into the way we think about Asia in general, and India in particular. From the mythical travels of Prester John to the enigmatic ‘adventures’ of Marco Polo, from the fraught voyages of Johannes Plano de Carpini to the missionary zeal of Friar Odoric of Pordenone and William of Rubruquis, this volume traces the history of the ‘Orient’ as it was understood by the west. A major intervention in understanding how popular narratives shape history, this book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of history, medieval history, history of travel, world literature, postcolonial studies, and general readers interested in travel narratives.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000713059
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
This book investigates how the idea of the ‘east’ emerged in western travel narratives between the 13th and the 18th centuries. Sifting through critical travel narratives — real and imagined — it locates the changing geography as well as the perceptions surrounding India. The author presents how historical stereotypes interacted with a burgeoning demand for travelogues during this period and have fed into the way we think about Asia in general, and India in particular. From the mythical travels of Prester John to the enigmatic ‘adventures’ of Marco Polo, from the fraught voyages of Johannes Plano de Carpini to the missionary zeal of Friar Odoric of Pordenone and William of Rubruquis, this volume traces the history of the ‘Orient’ as it was understood by the west. A major intervention in understanding how popular narratives shape history, this book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of history, medieval history, history of travel, world literature, postcolonial studies, and general readers interested in travel narratives.
Eothen
Author: Alexander William Kinglake
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Eothen by Alexander William Kinglake, first published in 1900, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Eothen by Alexander William Kinglake, first published in 1900, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
Eastward to Tartary
Author: Robert D. Kaplan
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0804153477
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Eastward to Tartary, Robert Kaplan's first book to focus on a single region since his bestselling Balkan Ghosts, introduces readers to an explosive and little-known part of the world destined to become a tinderbox of the future. Kaplan takes us on a spellbinding journey into the heart of a volatile region, stretching from Hungary and Romania to the far shores of the oil-rich Caspian Sea. Through dramatic stories of unforgettable characters, Kaplan illuminates the tragic history of this unstable area that he describes as the new fault line between East and West. He ventures from Turkey, Syria, and Israel to the turbulent countries of the Caucasus, from the newly rich city of Baku to the deserts of Turkmenistan and the killing fields of Armenia. The result is must reading for anyone concerned about the state of our world in the decades to come.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0804153477
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Eastward to Tartary, Robert Kaplan's first book to focus on a single region since his bestselling Balkan Ghosts, introduces readers to an explosive and little-known part of the world destined to become a tinderbox of the future. Kaplan takes us on a spellbinding journey into the heart of a volatile region, stretching from Hungary and Romania to the far shores of the oil-rich Caspian Sea. Through dramatic stories of unforgettable characters, Kaplan illuminates the tragic history of this unstable area that he describes as the new fault line between East and West. He ventures from Turkey, Syria, and Israel to the turbulent countries of the Caucasus, from the newly rich city of Baku to the deserts of Turkmenistan and the killing fields of Armenia. The result is must reading for anyone concerned about the state of our world in the decades to come.
Travels Through Arabia and Other Countries in the East
Author: Carsten Niebuhr
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arabian Peninsula
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arabian Peninsula
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Misadventure in the Middle East
Author: Henry Hemming
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1857884892
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
Experience the tale of a hapless young artist, Yasmine the pick-up, and an extraordinary journey across the world.
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1857884892
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
Experience the tale of a hapless young artist, Yasmine the pick-up, and an extraordinary journey across the world.
Voyages & Travels to the East Indies 1653-1670
Author: Johannes Nieuhof
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Johan Nieuhof was one of the most celebrated Dutch travel writers of the seventeenth century. His lively, first-hand, and spectacularly illustrated account of his voyages and travels to the East Indies, first published in 1682 and translated into English in 1704, became one of the most influential books about the Malay world before the age of Raffles. This new reprint is a facsimile edition of the 1732 impression, and includes an informative introduction by Dr Anthony Reid.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Johan Nieuhof was one of the most celebrated Dutch travel writers of the seventeenth century. His lively, first-hand, and spectacularly illustrated account of his voyages and travels to the East Indies, first published in 1682 and translated into English in 1704, became one of the most influential books about the Malay world before the age of Raffles. This new reprint is a facsimile edition of the 1732 impression, and includes an informative introduction by Dr Anthony Reid.
A Bibliography of East European Travel Writing on Europe
Author: Wendy Bracewell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
The bibliography volume of the three-volume East Looks West: East European Travel Writing in Europe collates travel writing published in book form by east Europeans travelling in Europe from ca. 1550 to 2000. It is intended as a fundamental research tool, collecting together travel writings within each national/linguistic tradition, and enabling comparative analysis of such material. It fills an important gap in the existing reference literature, both in western and east European languages, and will be of use to those working in the growing fields of comparative travel writing, regional and national identities, and postcolonialism. These texts exist in surprisingly large numbers, and include writings of high literary quality as well as of historical interest, but they have been relatively little studied as a genre. Much of this material is rare and difficult to find, even in national libraries. As a result, there are few bibliographical surveys of the literature of east European travel and self-representation, and none that are region-wide or comparative in scope. This is the third volume of a three-part set of East Looks West. Vol. 1. Orientations. An Anthology of East European Travel Writing on Europe. Vol. 2. Undern Eastern Eyes. A Comparative Introduction to East European Travel Writing on Europe.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
The bibliography volume of the three-volume East Looks West: East European Travel Writing in Europe collates travel writing published in book form by east Europeans travelling in Europe from ca. 1550 to 2000. It is intended as a fundamental research tool, collecting together travel writings within each national/linguistic tradition, and enabling comparative analysis of such material. It fills an important gap in the existing reference literature, both in western and east European languages, and will be of use to those working in the growing fields of comparative travel writing, regional and national identities, and postcolonialism. These texts exist in surprisingly large numbers, and include writings of high literary quality as well as of historical interest, but they have been relatively little studied as a genre. Much of this material is rare and difficult to find, even in national libraries. As a result, there are few bibliographical surveys of the literature of east European travel and self-representation, and none that are region-wide or comparative in scope. This is the third volume of a three-part set of East Looks West. Vol. 1. Orientations. An Anthology of East European Travel Writing on Europe. Vol. 2. Undern Eastern Eyes. A Comparative Introduction to East European Travel Writing on Europe.
Under Eastern Eyes
Author: Wendy Bracewell
Publisher: Central European University Press
ISBN: 9789639776111
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Twelve studies explicitly developed to elaborate on travel writing published in book form by east Europeans travelling in Europe from ca. 1550 to 2000. How did east Europeans have positioned themselves with relation to the notion of Europe, and how has the genre of travel writing served as a means of exploring and disseminating these ideas? A truly comparative and collective work with a substantial introductory study, the book has taken full advantage of the interdisciplinary and comparative potential of the team of project scholars working in the different national literatures, from different disciplinary perspectives
Publisher: Central European University Press
ISBN: 9789639776111
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Twelve studies explicitly developed to elaborate on travel writing published in book form by east Europeans travelling in Europe from ca. 1550 to 2000. How did east Europeans have positioned themselves with relation to the notion of Europe, and how has the genre of travel writing served as a means of exploring and disseminating these ideas? A truly comparative and collective work with a substantial introductory study, the book has taken full advantage of the interdisciplinary and comparative potential of the team of project scholars working in the different national literatures, from different disciplinary perspectives
Travels in the Far East
Author: Ellen Mary Hayes Peck
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
"Travels in the Far East" is the travel memoire of Ellen Hayes Peck. Peck travelled through Asia in the year 1907. The nine months tour included Egypt, Northern India, Burma, Southern India, Ceylon, Malay Peninsula, Java, Siam, Southern China, Japan, Northern China, Manchuria, and Korea. She writes about the different sights and sounds she witnessed, from the architectural marvels, to the local customs and the religious diversity of the different lands. The book is also illustrated with numerous photos from that era.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
"Travels in the Far East" is the travel memoire of Ellen Hayes Peck. Peck travelled through Asia in the year 1907. The nine months tour included Egypt, Northern India, Burma, Southern India, Ceylon, Malay Peninsula, Java, Siam, Southern China, Japan, Northern China, Manchuria, and Korea. She writes about the different sights and sounds she witnessed, from the architectural marvels, to the local customs and the religious diversity of the different lands. The book is also illustrated with numerous photos from that era.