This Companion addresses an exciting emerging field of literary scholarship that charts the intersections of postcolonial studies and travel writing.

Offers a lucid introduction to postcolonial studies, one of the most important strands in recent literary theory and cultural studies.

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With its inclusion of original essays challenging the view of travel writing as a Eurocentric genre, this book will stand as a benchmark study of future inquiri

Surveying various works of travel literature, this text argues that travel writing redefines the myriad genres it often comprises.