East European Travel Writing: A Guide to Orientation I. Europe in All its Variety (16th-18th centuries) Words for the Traveller Variations: Pilgrims, Emissaries, Scholars and Adventurers II. Voyages of Discovery (18th-mid-19th centuries) On Travel Writing Discoveries in Europe Greeks: from the Latin West to Europe South Slav travellers: Light and darkness, East and West From Moldavia and Wallachia Hungarian reformers From Poland, before and after partition Domopis: Travel at Home Domopis: Slav Travels Variations: Three Women III. On the Tourist Track (mid-19th century-1940s) Tourists and Travel Writing The European Metropolis Exoticism and the Self Domopis: Know your Country Why Keep Writing about Travel? Variations IV. Europe Divided (1945-1989) Tasks of Travel Writing Domopis: Fraternal Travels Cold War Variations V. A Single Europe? (since 1989) Notes for Further Reading
Dr. Wendy Bracewell is Senior Lecturer in History, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London
"The reader may find literary gems, presenting insights on customs,
mentalities, cultural differences, gender, and class, as well as
describing the scenery of the visited land. Encompassing both the
nation and the world, these perceptive glimpses, as well as
descriptions of cities and terrain of European countries, place in
focus political and cutlural issues that create the East-West
apposition - for example liminality, inferiority, and practice of
justice. Summing up: recommended."
*Choice*
"In short, this book is an enjoyable and informative read, a good
resource for scholars of Europe, and exceptionally well suited for
use in the classroom."
*Slavic and East European Journal*
"Wendy Bracewell's anthology makes it possible to imagine a
dialogue between Western and Eastern European travellers. In order
to represent 20 languages Bracewell collaborated with a team of
editors and translators. The remarkable variety of selections in
the anthology includes both published and unpublished sources. The
book consists of five chronologically sequenced sections, each of
which includes clusters that highlight themes or itineraries
characteristic of the given period."
*Studies in Travel Writing*
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