Travellers in the Mediterranean: Linguistic and Cultural Encounters (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9782807612341)

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Travellers in the Mediterranean: Linguistic and Cultural Encounters

$49.95

Travellers in the Mediterranean: Linguistic and Cultural Encounters

$49.95
Format: Paperback
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Spanning a variety of journeys from the nineteenth century to modern times, this collection of essays o ers important insights into cultural encounters, practices and perceptions, as American, Arab, British and French travellers experienced and still experience them in the Mediterranean, and in countries such as Greece, Italy, Tunisia, Egypt, Syria and Lebanon. Through an investigation of travelogues, diaries, letters, novels, poems, tourist guides, and blogs, the authors of this collection navigate the intricate relationship between Self and Other. In so doing, they contribute to a wider understanding of travel and of writing about travel in mediating cultural exchange, while shedding light on the major challenges posed by issues of stereotyping and socio-cultural bias.

Author: Ugo Perolino
ISBN-10: 2807612342
ISBN-13: 9782807612341
Publisher: P.I.E-Peter Lang S.A., Editions Scientifiques
Language: English
Published: 11/27/2024
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.41d
By Ugo Perolino
By Ugo Perolino
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Emanuela Ettorre is an Associate Professor of English at "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara. She has published on nineteenth-century literature, animal studies, women's travel writing and the relationship between science and literature. She has translated several volumes of Victorian ction by George Gissing, Thomas Hardy and Hubert Crackanthorpe.
Giuliano Mion is a Full Professor of Arabic Language and Literature at the University of Cagliari, where he teaches Arabic language, Arabic literature and Semitic linguistics. Specializing in linguistics and dialectology, he has authored numerous publications on Standard Arabic, Middle Arabic, Arabic phonetics, Jordanian sociolinguistics, Tunisian dialects, and popular culture.

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