Travel Writing and Environmental Awareness
Published on 29. August 2023
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-1-5275-1287-0 (ISBN)
Description
Travel writing presents stories of human journeys and can guide us towards a better perception of our connections with the nonhuman world. This book is a collection of essays by writers and scholars from China, England, France, India, Tunisia and the United States of America. It discusses sustainable travels and travel writing, and explores the sense of connection with nature. From travels around one's home to mountain hikes and bicycle rides, it also reminds us that planes can be used in a responsible way. It discusses conscious travelling and shows the important role texts play in educating us on this issue.This multidimensional book encompasses several literary genres: essays, autobiographies, mountain reports, novels, poetry, journals, graphic novels and scientific reports. It is aimed at all those who have some interest in travel, ecology, and the philosophy of place.
Reviews / Votes
'As Francoise Besson's moving and thought-provoking introduction makes clear this is not a typical academic book; it brings together testimonies by travel writers, academic essays, and some personal reflective pieces-all tied in by a shared commitment to the environment and its preservation.'- Anne-Florence Quaireau, Associate Professor, University of Angers'This volume is both an invitation to reflect on ways for us to (re)connect with the environment, be it as travellers, writers or readers, and a practical illustration of that very kind of reconnection.'- Anne-Florence Quaireau, Associate Professor, University of Angers'Travel Writing and Environmental Awareness is an original volume which holds several books in one and may interest anyone committed to the preservation of the environment.'- Anne-Florence Quaireau, Associate Professor, University of AngersMore details
Edition
Unabridged edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Unabridged edition
Product notice
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 212 mm
Width: 148 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-5275-1287-0 (9781527512870)
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Person
Francoise Besson is Emerita Professor of literatures in English at the University of Toulouse 2-Jean Jaures, France, and a translator and poet. Her research focuses on ecology and literature and on the relationship between landscape and writing in English, Native American and Canadian literatures, especially travel writing. She published and edited several books and articles on mountains and literature, the memory of nature, and also on animal studies. Her most recent publications include Ecology and Literatures in English. Writing to Save the Planet (2019). She has published several collections of poems, tales and short stories and, with Madeleine Besson, her mother, several books on regional culture.