Innocents Abroad? Creative Ventures into Lands of Wonder.

Politics & Poetics of Displacement: Modernism off the Beaten Track, The (Book); Bacigalupo, Massimo; Villa, Luisa; Travel writing; Nonfiction

The Politics and Poetics of Displacement: Modernism off the Beaten Track (2011) is a collection of essays on travel writing of the long twentieth century. While some chapters touch upon canonized modernism, engage with questions of medium and genre, and present alternative itineraries, the book as a whole emphasizes Eastern touring and Western writing. It provides detail about the ten case studies that are at its core, examines the literary qualities of lesser-known texts, and opens up an interesting panorama on modernity, adventure, and creativity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]