Creative and Non-fiction Writing during Isolation and Confinement; Imaginative Travel, Prison, Shipwrecks, Pandemics, and War; First Edition

This book examines writing that has been created in isolation and confinement, and it explores the stories, characters, and situations that have arisen from these states throughout history. It offers a deeper understanding of how others have found inspiration, purpose, and clarity in these difficult and challenging conditions. By traversing the narratives of writers, wanderers, mariners, prisoners, recluses, and soldiers, this book offers writers and readers a chance to re-think the parameters of their own circumstances. Exploring a broad range of themes, from writing during a pandemic (COVID-19), travel writing, writing from incarceration, and writing within war and conflict zones, each chapter will look at historical contexts as well as contemporary examples within these themes to demonstrate the rich history and current relevance of writing during confinement and isolation. The book also contains tips and exercises to help develop writing skills during restrictive circumstances. This is a valuable resource for scholars seeking to observe how writing has developed through various themes of isolation in the past, as well as students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels of creative writing, communication studies, and journalism seeking to learn through lived experiences how to hone their writing during challenging times. "This book examines writing that has been created in isolation and confinement, and it explores the stories, characters and situations which have arisen from these states throughout history. It offers a deeper understanding of how others have found inspiration, purpose and clarity in these difficult and challenging conditions. By traversing the narratives of writers, wanderers, mariners, prisoners, recluses and soldiers, this book offers writers and readers a chance to re-think the parameters of their own circumstances. Exploring a broad range of themes, from writing during a pandemic (COVID-19), travel writing, writing from incarceration, and writing within war and conflict zones, each chapter will look at historical contexts as well as contemporary examples within these themes to demonstrate the rich history and current relevance of writing during confinement and isolation. The book also contains tips and exercises to help develop writing skills during restrictive circumstances. This is a valuable resource for scholars seeking to observe how writing has developed through various themes of isolation in the past, as well as students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels of creative writing, communication studies, and journalism seeking to learn through lived experiences how to hone their writing during challenging times"-- Provided by publisher Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Table of Contents 6 List of figures 7 Acknowledgements 8 1. Introduction 10 2. Travel writing 15 3. Illness 37 4. Incarceration 55 5. Castaways 73 6. Writing, isolation, and war 97 7. Writing and COVID-19 119 Index 139 1 Introduction; 2 Travel writing; 3 Illness; 4 Incarceration; 5 Castaways; "6 Writing,isolation,and war"; 7 Writing and COVID-19 1 Introduction,2 Travel writing,3 Illness,4 Incarceration,5 Castaways,6 Writing, isolation, and war,7 Writing and COVID-19