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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| [[Latin]] ''itinerārium'', n. use of neuter of ''itinerāri-us''. Compare Old French ''itineraire'' a [[journey]], an account of a journey or travel. | | [[Latin]] ''itinerārium'', n. use of neuter of ''itinerāri-us''. Compare Old French ''itineraire'' a [[journey]], an account of a journey or travel. |
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| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1: the route of a [[journey]] or tour or the proposed outline of one | | *1: the route of a [[journey]] or tour or the proposed outline of one |
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| *3: a traveler's guidebook | | *3: a traveler's guidebook |
| ==Description== | | ==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. | + | ''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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceflight spaceflight] may also be considered travel literature. |
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− | 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] | + | 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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 19th century], is the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guide_book guide book].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itinerary] |
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| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |
| [[Category:Languages and Literature]] | | [[Category:Languages and Literature]] |