English travel narratives in the eighteenth century
Subtitle: exploring genres
By: Jean Viviès ; translated by Claire Davison.
Series: Studies in early modern English literature
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Aldershot, Hants; Burlington, Vt
Language: eng
Number of pages: 134
Subjects: Travelers' writings, English -- History and criticism; English prose literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism; British -- Foreign countries -- History -- 18th century; Travel writing -- History -- 18th century; Literary form -- History -- 18th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [118]-131) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: PART I; title: Prefatory Essay 3; title: PART II; title: Introduction 23; title: 1 James Boswell and Samuel Johnson 32; title: 2 Tobias Smollett: Deciphering Letters 54; title: 3 Laurence Stere: The Voyage and its Double 68; title: 4 The Vagaries of the Picaresque 82; title: Conclusion: The Travel Narrative and Literary Criticism 101; title: Chronological Landmarks 116.