French Romantic Travel Writing

Author : Christopher W. Thompson
Publisher : Oxford University Press (UK)
ISBN 13 : 0199233543
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book French Romantic Travel Writing written by Christopher W. Thompson and published by Oxford University Press (UK). This book was released on 2012 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pioneering overview of the travel books produced by fourteen French Romantic writers - including Chateaubriand, Staël, Stendhal, Hugo, Nerval, Sand, Mérimée, Dumas, and Tristan - whose journeys ranged from Peru to Russia and from North America to North Africa and the Near East.

Author : Olga Augustinos
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book French Odysseys written by Olga Augustinos and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In French Odysseys, Olga Augustinos offers a comprehensive treatment of French travel literature about Greece - from the mid-16th-century arrival of the first French travellers to the outbreak of the Greek Revolution in 1821. The result not only provides a composite portrait of Greece over two and a half centuries but also offers a revealing look at the evolving values and perceptual framework of the travellers themselves.

Author : Corinne Labalme
Publisher : Wild Rose Press
ISBN 13 : 9781509239191
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book French Ghost written by Corinne Labalme and published by Wild Rose Press. This book was released on 2022-01-10 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ghost-writer Melody Layne is stranded in Paris when the over-sexed but unloved French movie star who hired her to produce his memoir accidentally drowns before the interviews begin. It's a major financial relief when his enigmatic Spanish son re-hires her, but the seductive Carlos Ortega is strangely silent about his reasons for funding a feel-good bio about a father that he clearly despised. There's enough amour in the air for Melody to ignore this apparent paradox... at least until she uncovers a hidden cache of death threats addressed to the actor. For the French police, the sexy, secretive Spaniard - and sole heir to the actor's immense fortune - is suddenly a prime murder suspect. Can Melody's research into the Ghosts of Carlos-Past be enough to save her lover from prison?

Author : Pratima Prasad
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135846537
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Colonialism, Race, and the French Romantic Imagination written by Pratima Prasad and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-05-07 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates how French Romanticism was shaped by and contributed to colonial discourses of race. It studies the ways in which metropolitan Romantic novels—that is, novels by French authors such as Victor Hugo, George Sand, Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, François René de Chateaubriand, Claire de Duras, and Prosper Mérimée—comprehend and construct colonized peoples, fashion French identity in the context of colonialism, and record the encounter between Europeans and non-Europeans. While the primary texts that come under investigation in the book are novels, close attention is paid to Romantic fiction’s interdependence with naturalist treatises, travel writing, abolitionist texts, and ethnographies. Colonialism, Race, and the French Romantic Imagination is one of the first books to carry out a sustained and comprehensive analysis of the French Romantic novel’s racial imagination that encompasses several sites of colonial contact: the Indian Ocean, North America, the Caribbean, West Africa, and France. Its archival research and interdisciplinary approach shed new light on canonical texts and expose the reader to non-canonical ones. The book will be useful to students and academics involved with Romanticism, colonial historians, students and scholars of transatlantic studies and postcolonial studies, as well as those interested in questions of race and colonialism.

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Romantic In Spain written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Grant Lawrence
Publisher : Harbour Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1550176471
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Adventures in Solitude written by Grant Lawrence and published by Harbour Publishing. This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Captain George Vancouver to Muriel “Curve of Time” Blanchet to Jim “Spilsbury’s Coast” Spilsbury, visitors to Desolation Sound have left behind a trail of books endowing the area with a romantic aura that helps to make it British Columbia’s most popular marine park. In this hilarious and captivating book, CBC personality Grant Lawrence adds a whole new chapter to the saga of this storied piece of BC coastline. Young Grant’s father bought a piece of land next to the park in the 1970s, just in time to encounter the gun-toting cougar lady, left-over hippies, outlaw bikers and an assortment of other characters. In those years Desolation Sound was a place where going to the neighbours’ potluck meant being met with hugs from portly naked hippies and where Russell the Hermit’s school of life (boating, fishing, and rock ’n’ roll) was Grant’s personal Enlightenment—an influence that would take him away from the coast to a life of music and journalism and eventually back again. With rock band buddies and a few cases of beer in tow, an older, cooler Grant returns to regale us with tales of “going bush,” the tempting dilemma of finding an unguarded grow-op, and his awkward struggle to convince a couple of visiting kayakers that he’s a legit CBC radio host while sporting a wild beard and body wounds and gesticulating with a machete. With plenty of laugh-out-loud humour and inspired reverence, Adventures in Solitude delights us with the unique history of a place and the growth of a young man amidst the magic of Desolation Sound.

Author : Marcia DeSanctis
Publisher : Travelers' Tales
ISBN 13 : 1609520831
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 100 Places in France Every Woman Should Go written by Marcia DeSanctis and published by Travelers' Tales. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Told in a series of stylish, original essays, New York Times travel bestseller 100 Places in France Every Woman Should Go is for the serious Francophile, the woman dreaming of a trip to Paris, and those who love crisp stories well told. Like all great travel writing, this volume goes beyond the guidebook and offers insight not only about where to go but why to go there. Combining advice, memoir and meditations on the glories of traveling through France, this book is the must-have in your carry-on. Award-winning writer Marcia DeSanctis draws on years of travels and living in France to lead you through vineyards, architectural treasures, fabled gardens and contemplative hikes from Biarritz to Deauville, Antibes to the French Alps. These 100 entries capture art, history, food, fresh air and style and along the way, she tells the stories of fascinating women who changed the country’s destiny. Ride a white horse in the Camargue, find Paris’s hidden museums, try thalassotherapy in St. Malo, and buy raspberries at Nice’s Cour Saleya market. From sexy to literary, spiritual to simply gorgeous, 100 Places in France Every Woman Should Go is an indispensable companion for the smart and curious traveler to France.

Author : Vivian Swift
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1608195325
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Le Road Trip written by Vivian Swift and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-04-10 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces an idyllic French honeymoon trip while sharing lighthearted tips and advice on how to thrive as a traveler, in a book with hundreds of watercolor and line illustrations.

Author : Stendhal
Publisher : Alma Classics
ISBN 13 : 9781847492920
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Travels in the South of France written by Stendhal and published by Alma Classics. This book was released on 2013-02-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published posthumously in 1930, Stendhal's travel notes on his 1838 journey to southern France contain descriptions of cities such as Bordeaux, Toulouse and Marseilles, peppered with numerous personal digressions, anecdotes and cultural musings. Both an addition to the Stendhalian canon and a pioneering work of the travel-writing genre, Travels in the South of France provides an illuminating perspective on this popular region and the phenomenon of tourism in general.

Author : Mike Howard
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1426218397
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ultimate Journeys for Two written by Mike Howard and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2017 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by the founders of HoneyTrek.com, this inspiring book reveals hidden-gem destinations and insider tips for unforgettable couples travel. In these informative pages, Mike and Anne Howard--officially the World's Longest Honeymooners and founders of the acclaimed travel blog HoneyTrek--whisk you away to journeys of a lifetime. Drawing on their experience traveling together across seven continents, they curate the globe and offer tested-and-approved recommendations for intrepid couples, bringing culture, adventure, and romance to any couple--no matter their age or budget. Chapters are organized by type of destination (for example, beaches, mountains, and deserts) to help travelers discover new places and experiences based on their interests. Each entry focuses on a specific region, getting to the essence of each locale and its one-of-a-kind offerings. The authors reveal the best time to visit, the best places to stay, and recommended activities--each with their own adventure rating to illustrate level of intensity. Special features include funny and insightful stories from the Howards' own adventures, expert advice from other renowned traveling couples, and tips to increase the romance and excitement at each destination. A large map shows every location covered in the book, and each entry has a locator map depicting the city and country. Both entertaining and informative, this book is an invaluable resource and inspiration for a lifetime of travel.