Venturing beyond borders

doi:10.5771/9783956507076

Venturing beyond borders

Reflections on genre, function and boundaries in Middle Eastern travel writing

Series: Istanbuler Texte und Studien (ITS)

Volume 30 1. Edition 2013

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doi.org/10.5771/9783956507076
ISBN print: 978-3-89913-977-8
ISBN online: 978-3-95650-707-6
Ergon, Baden-Baden Ergon, Baden-Baden

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Abstract

This volume is the result of a workshop entitled “Travel writing between fact and fiction – genre, functions and boundaries” organized at Bogaziçi University Istanbul in December 2010 within the frame of the research project “Europe from the outside – formations of Middle Eastern views on Europe from inside Europe”, based at the University of Bonn.

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1–10 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 1–10
11–74 I Approaching the field of travel writing – The broad picture 11–74
- 11–28 Self and Other, Here and There. Travel writing and the construction of identity and place İrvin Cemil Schick İrvin Cemil Schick 11–28
- 29–52 The image of Europe and Europeans in Ottoman-Turkish travel writing Bâki Asiltürk Bâki Asiltürk 29–52
- 53–74 Ottoman travel accounts to Europe. An overview of their historical development and a commented researchers’ list Caspar Hillebrand Caspar Hillebrand 53–74
75–156 II Writing on Self and Other – A closer look 75–156
157–226 III Drawing Lines – Borders and crossings in genre 157–226
- 157–178 Taḥṣīl rehberi as a source for both the traveller and the historian Leyla v. Mende Leyla v. Mende 157–178
- 179–202 Rashīd Riḍā in Europe. A monomythic reading of his travel narrative Mehdi Sajid Mehdi Sajid 179–202
- 203–226 Imaginary travel(s) as a discursive strategy. The case of Ahmet Mithat and Ottoman constructions of Europe Olcay Akyıldız Olcay Akyıldız 203–226
227–262 Appendix. A researchers’ list of Ottoman travel accounts to Europe. Bibliographical part Caspar Hillebrand Caspar Hillebrand 227–262
263–268 About The Authors 263–268

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