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Travel Fact and Travel Fiction

Travel Fact and Travel Fiction Studies on Fiction, Literary Tradition, Scholarly Discovery and Observation in Travel Writing - Brill's Studies in Intellectual History

Hardback (01 Aug 1994)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Travel Fact and Travel Fiction contains 18 articles by different authors on important examples of travel writing from Classical Antiquity (Herodotus) until the first half of the nineteenth century. Discussed are among others Herodotus, Egeria, Rubruck, Marco Polo, Columbus, Joachim Du Bellay, Busbequius, Gryphius, Goethe and Dickens. Central themes are fiction, literary tradition, scholarly discovery and observation.

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Brill

Founded in 1683, Brill is a publishing house with a rich history and a strong international focus. The company's head office is in Leiden, (The Netherlands) with a branch office in Boston, Massachusetts (USA). Brill's publications focus on the Humanities and Social Sciences, International Law and selected areas in the Sciences.

Book information

ISBN: 9789004101128
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 246
Weight: 630g
Height: 240mm
Width: 160mm
Spine width: 23mm