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==Origin==
[[Latin]] ''itinerārium'', n. use of neuter of ''itinerāri-us''. Compare Old French ''itineraire'' a [[journey]], an account of a journey or travel.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: the route of a [[journey]] or tour or the proposed outline of one
*2: a travel [[diary]]
*3: a traveler's guidebook
==Description==
''Travel literature'' is travel [[writing]] aspiring to literary [[value]]. Travel literature typically records the [[experiences]] of an [[author]] touring a place for the [[pleasure]] of travel. An individual work is sometimes called a travelogue or '''itinerary'''. Travel literature may be cross-cultural or transnational in [[focus]], or may involve travel to [[different]] regions within the same country. Accounts of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceflight spaceflight] may also be considered travel literature.
Literary travelogues generally exhibit a coherent [[narrative]] or [[aesthetic]] beyond the logging of dates and [[events]] as found in travel [[journals]] or a ship's log. Travel [[literature]] is closely associated with outdoor literature and the [[genres]] often overlap with no definite [[boundaries]]. Another sub-genre, invented in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 19th century], is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guide_book guide book].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itinerary]
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==Origin==
[[Latin]] ''itinerārium'', n. use of neuter of ''itinerāri-us''. Compare Old French ''itineraire'' a [[journey]], an account of a journey or travel.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: the route of a [[journey]] or tour or the proposed outline of one
*2: a travel [[diary]]
*3: a traveler's guidebook
==Description==
''Travel literature'' is travel [[writing]] aspiring to literary [[value]]. Travel literature typically records the [[experiences]] of an [[author]] touring a place for the [[pleasure]] of travel. An individual work is sometimes called a travelogue or '''itinerary'''. Travel literature may be cross-cultural or transnational in [[focus]], or may involve travel to [[different]] regions within the same country. Accounts of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceflight spaceflight] may also be considered travel literature.
Literary travelogues generally exhibit a coherent [[narrative]] or [[aesthetic]] beyond the logging of dates and [[events]] as found in travel [[journals]] or a ship's log. Travel [[literature]] is closely associated with outdoor literature and the [[genres]] often overlap with no definite [[boundaries]]. Another sub-genre, invented in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 19th century], is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guide_book guide book].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itinerary]
[[Category: General Reference]]
[[Category:Languages and Literature]]
