Travellers in the Mediterranean: Linguistic and Cultural Encounters

192 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Spanning a variety of journeys from the nineteenth century to modern times, this collection of essays o ers important insights into cultural encounters, practices and perceptions, as American, Arab, British and French travellers experienced and still experience them in the Mediterranean, and in countries such as Greece, Italy, Tunisia, Egypt, Syria and Lebanon. Through an investigation of travelogues, diaries, letters, novels, poems, tourist guides, and blogs, the authors of this collection navigate the intricate relationship between Self and Other. In so doing, they contribute to a wider understanding of travel and of writing about travel in mediating cultural exchange, while shedding light on the major challenges posed by issues of stereotyping and socio-cultural bias.

• Reihe: Moving Texts / Testi mobili
• Themen: Sprache und Sprachwissenschaft
• ISBN: 9782807612341
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 27.11.2024
• Größe: 21 x 14.8 cm
• Verlag: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
• Band herausgegeben von: Emanuela Ettorre, Giuliano Mion