Travel literature

Travel literature is literature which records the people, events, sights and feelings of an author who is touring a foreign place for the sake and pleasure of travel. An individual work is sometimes called a travelogue or itinerary.

Related Topics:
Literature - Touring - Travel

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To be called literature the work must have a coherent narrative, or insights and value, beyond a mere logging of dates and events, such as diary or ships log. Literature that recounts adventure, exploration and conquest is often grouped under travel literature, but it also has its own genre outdoor literature; these genres will often overlap with no definite boundries. This article focuses on literature that is more akin to tourism.

Related Topics:
Narrative - Adventure - Exploration - Conquest - Outdoor literature

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