Re-Examining Nineteenth-Century Easts: Gendered Narratives of Encounter

Re-examining nineteenth-century Eastscontributes novel approaches to gendered and gendering fictions and travel writing in and of the cultural-geographical-ideological contexts surrounding nineteenth-century Easts. It examines underexplored stories of travel and narratives of encounter to reconsider the western allure of travelling to the Easts - from the Balkans to the Middle and Far East, through a range of diverse critical approaches. It discusses writers - travellers, novelists, and short-story writers - who authored texts based on their varied experiences in eastern lands. It also analyses how views of eastern places became a rich source of material for identity formations related to Empire but also discussions about masculinity and femininity at 'home'.

Author: Claudia Capancioni
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 04/21/2026
Series: Interventions: Rethinking the Nineteenth Century
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.1lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9781526184429