The Constructions of the East in Western Travel Narratives, 1200 CE to 1800 CE

Bibliographic Data

ID11768403
AuthorsRadhika Seshan (0000-0002-5388-6939, corresponding author)
Year2019
Pages106
Publication date2019-09-11
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueConstructions of the East in Western Travel Narratives, 1200 CE to 1800 CE (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge India (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4324/9780367809157
OpenAlexW2980246440
Open LibraryOL33696163M
ISBN9780367809157
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited12

This book investigates how the idea of the 'east' emerged in western travel narratives between the 13th and the 18th centuries. Sifting through critical travel narratives -real and imagined -it locates the changing geography as well as the perceptions surrounding India. The author presents how historical stereotypes interacted with a burgeoning demand for travelogues during this period and have fed into the way we think about Asia in general, and India in particular. From the mythical travels of Prester John to the enigmatic 'adventures' of Marco Polo, from the fraught voyages of Johannes Plano de Carpini to the missionary zeal of Friar Odoric of Pordenone and William of Rubruquis, this volume traces the history of the 'Orient' as it was understood by the west

Art · Geography · Literature · Narrative · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Japanese History and Culture · Art d'écrire · description and travel · Early works to 1800 · East and west · Écrits de voyageurs européens · History and criticism · Opinion publique occidentale · Social Science · Travel writing · Travelers' writings, European · Voyage · Western Foreign public opinion · Western Public opinion

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