Encyclopedia of Travel Literature (Abc-Clio Literary Companions)

In the Encyclopedia of Travel Literature , an expert sketches the lives and achievements of explorers, adventurers, novelists, and poets from l450 to the present and describes, critiques, and quotes from their works. Before visual media, readers learned about foreign countries, exotic realms, other peoples, and intrepid adventurers through travel writers. Here you'll read about Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, who died in 1817 on his return trip from Mecca and was buried still disguised as a Muslim; George Sand, who scandalized Europe by illegally wearing trousers and wrote a singularly interesting travel book; and Lord Byron, who fictionalized his Grand Tour in Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. Cover......Page 1 Encyclopedia of Travel Literature......Page 4 INTRODUCTION......Page 8 ADAMS, DOUGLAS......Page 14 ADDISON, JOSEPH......Page 15 AKENSIDE, MARK......Page 16 ARMAND, LOUIS, BARON DE LAHONTAN......Page 17 BARTRAM, WILLIAM......Page 18 BAUDRILLARD, JEAN......Page 20 BELL, GERTRUDE......Page 21 BIGNOLD, THOMAS FRANK......Page 22 BIRD, ISABELLA......Page 23 BISHOP, ELIZABETH......Page 27 BLIGH, WILLIAM......Page 28 BLY, NELLIE......Page 30 BÖLL, HEINRICH......Page 31 BORROW, GEORGE......Page 32 BOSWELL, JAMES......Page 33 BOUGAINVILLE, LOUIS-ANTOINE DE......Page 35 BOUGRENET, JACQUES LOUIS DE......Page 36 BROWNE, EDWARD GRANVILLE......Page 37 BROWNING, ROBERT......Page 38 BRYDONE, PATRICK......Page 39 BUCCANEER......Page 40 BURCHELL, WILLIAM J.......Page 41 BURCKHARDT, JOHANN LUDWIG......Page 42 BURTON, SIR RICHARD FRANCIS......Page 43 BUTLER, SAMUEL......Page 45 BYRON, LORD......Page 46 BYRON, ROBERT......Page 47 CALDERÓN DE LA BARCA, FRANCES......Page 51 CALVERLEY, CHARLES STUART......Page 52 CARERI, GIOVANNI FRANCISCO GEMELLI......Page 53 CARR, SIR JOHN......Page 55 CARRE, ABBÉ......Page 56 CÉLINE, LOUIS-FERDINAND......Page 57 CERVANTES, MIGUEL DE......Page 59 CHAMPLAIN, SAMUEL DE......Page 60 CLAUDE MIRROR......Page 61 COLERIDGE, SAMUEL TAYLOR......Page 62 COLUMBUS, CHRISTOPHER......Page 63 COOK, CAPTAIN JAMES......Page 66 COOPER, JAMES FENIMORE......Page 68 CORYATE, THOMAS......Page 71 DALLAM, THOMAS......Page 74 DAMPIER, WILLIAM......Page 75 DANA, RICHARD HENRY......Page 77 DARWIN, CHARLES......Page 78 DAVIDSON, ROBYN......Page 80 DAY-LEWIS, CECIL......Page 81 DEFOE, DANIEL......Page 82 DICKENS, CHARLES......Page 85 DOUGHTY, CHARLES MONTAGU......Page 86 DUDEVANT, AMANDINE-AURORE-LUCILE DUPIN......Page 87 EMPSON, SIR WILLIAM......Page 89 FIELDING, HENRY......Page 91 FLAUBERT, GUSTAVE......Page 92 FORSTER, E. M.......Page 93 FRASER, G. S.......Page 95 FULLER, MARGARET......Page 96 GAGE, THOMAS......Page 99 GAMA, VASCO DA......Page 100 GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON......Page 101 GOLDSMITH, OLIVER......Page 103 GRAIL QUEST......Page 104 GRAND TOUR......Page 106 HALL, CAPTAIN BASIL......Page 107 HARDY, THOMAS......Page 108 HARRER, HEINRICH......Page 109 HEMINGWAY, ERNEST......Page 110 HILTON, JAMES......Page 112 HOOD, THOMAS......Page 113 HUXLEY, ALDOUS......Page 114 JAMES, HENRY (JR.)......Page 117 JENKINSON, ANTHONY......Page 119 JOHNSON, SAMUEL......Page 120 KANE, ELISHA KENT......Page 123 KEROUAC, JACK......Page 124 KINGLAKE, ALEXANDER WILLIAM......Page 126 KNIGHT, SARAH KEMBLE......Page 127 LA SALLE, RENÉ-ROBERT CAVELIER, SIEUR DE......Page 129 LAHONTAN, LOUIS-ARMAND DE LOM D’ARCE, BARON DE......Page 130 LAWRENCE, D. H.......Page 131 LAWRENCE, T. E.......Page 132 LEONOWENS, ANNA......Page 133 LEVANT......Page 134 LEWIS, NORMAN......Page 135 LITHGOW, WILLIAM......Page 136 LIVINGSTONE, DAVID......Page 137 LOTI, PIERRE......Page 139 MACLEAN, SIR FITZROY......Page 142 MACNEICE, LOUIS......Page 143 MAGELLAN, FERDINAND......Page 144 MARVELL, ANDREW......Page 145 MASEFIELD, JOHN......Page 146 MAYLE, PETER......Page 147 MELVILLE, HERMAN......Page 149 MILLER, HENRY......Page 152 MILNES, RICHARD MONCKTON......Page 153 MONTAGU, LADY MARY WORTLEY......Page 154 MONTESQUIEU, CHARLES......Page 155 MOODIE, SUSANNA......Page 156 MOORE, THOMAS......Page 157 MORITZ, KARL PHILIPP......Page 158 MORRIS, JAN......Page 159 MORRIS, WILLIAM......Page 160 NAIPAUL, SIR V. S.......Page 162 NÚÑCABEZA DE VACA, ALVAR......Page 164 OSSOLI, MARCHIONESS......Page 165 PARK, MUNGO......Page 167 PECK, ANNIE......Page 169 PICARO......Page 171 PRIVATEER......Page 172 RALEIGH, SIR WALTER......Page 173 RICCI, MATTEO......Page 174 ROGERS, SAMUEL......Page 175 SCOTT, ROBERT F.......Page 177 SEDGWICK, CATHARINE MARIA......Page 178 SÉVIGNÉ, MARQUISE DE......Page 179 SHELLEY, MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT......Page 180 SILK ROAD......Page 182 SLOCUM, JOSHUA......Page 183 SMITH, CAPTAIN JOHN......Page 184 SMOLLETT, TOBIAS......Page 186 SOUTHEY, ROBERT......Page 187 SPEKE, JOHN HANNING......Page 188 STANLEY, SIR HENRY MORTON......Page 189 STEINBECK, JOHN......Page 192 STEPHENS, JOHN LLOYD......Page 194 STERNE, LAURENCE......Page 196 STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS......Page 198 SWIFT, JONATHAN......Page 202 THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE......Page 206 THEROUX, PAUL......Page 208 THOMPSON, HUNTER S.......Page 210 THOREAU, HENRY DAVID......Page 211 TOCQUEVILLE, ALEXIS DE......Page 212 TRENCH, RICHARD CHENEVIX......Page 213 TROLLOPE, ANTHONY......Page 214 TROLLOPE, FRANCES......Page 216 TWAIN, MARK......Page 217 TYRRELL, ALBERT E.......Page 221 VARTHEMA, LODOVICO DE......Page 224 VERNE, JULES......Page 225 VOLTAIRE......Page 227 WAUGH, EVELYN......Page 230 WELLSLEY, DOROTHY, DUCHESS OF......Page 231 WHARTON, EDITH......Page 233 WILLARD, EMMA HART......Page 235 WILLIAMS, WILLIAM CARLOS......Page 236 WORDSWORTH, DOROTHY......Page 237 WORDSWORTH, WILLIAM......Page 238 WORKMAN, FANNY BULLOCK......Page 240 YOUNG, ARTHUR......Page 242 REFERENCES......Page 244 About the Author......Page 246 Index......Page 248 Before visual media, readers learned about foreign countries, exotic realms, other peoples, and intrepid adventurers through travel writers. In the Encyclopedia of Travel Literature, an expert sketches the lives and achievements of explorers, adventurers, novelists, and poets from 1450 to the present and describes, critiques, and quotes from their works. Here you'll read about-- Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, who died in 1817 on his return trip from Mecca and was buried still disguised as a Muslim;-- George Sand, who scandalized Europe by illegally wearing trousers and wrote a singularly interesting travel book;-- Lord Byron, who fictionalized his Grand Tour in Childe Harold's Pilgrimage; and more.In making the selections, the author offers a judicious balance of travelogues, travel novels, travel poems, and adventure logs. Readily accessible, all works are drawn from the Western tradition and are widely available in modern English translations. Includes index and illustrations. "In the Encyclopedia of Travel Literature, an expert in the field takes you on a journey through the best writing in the genre as he sketches the lives and achievements of explorers, adventurers, novelists, and poets from 1450 to the present and describes, critiques, and quotes from their works."--Jacket