Across time the Mediterranean has been a zone of variable intensities, alliances and tensions: it is where the continents of Europe, Africa and Asia meet, it is where North faces South in an asymmetrical relationship. Its histories—of Greece and Rome, of Christianity and Islam, of modernity and tradition—have evolved through exploration, trade, pilgrimage, imperial expansion, imaginings, vacation and migration. Travellers to this compelling region have recorded their journeys and their encounters with the Other in a variety of modes that have also revealed as much about themselves. Written by leading scholars in the field, this collection analyzes the notion of travel writing as a genre, while tracing significant examples of Mediterranean travel writing that return us to Ancient Greece, to Medieval pilgrimages, to Venetians’ diplomatic missions, to an Egyptian’s account of Paris in the nineteenth century, to French artistic journeys in North Africa and to contemporary narratives of privileged resettlement, death, and dislocation.
Patrick Crowley teaches French and Francophone literature at University College Cork. Noreen Humble teaches Classics at the University of Calgary. Silvia Ross teaches Italian Literature at University College Cork.
Contents:
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Introduction: The Mediterranean Turn Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble, Silvia Ross
Crowley, Patrick, Humble, Noreen, and Ross, Silvia, ‘Introduction: The Mediterranean Turn’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda, 2011), pp. 1–13
First footnote reference:35 Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble, Silvia Ross, ‘Introduction: The Mediterranean Turn’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda, 2011), pp. 1–13, p. 21.
Subsequent footnote reference:37 Crowley, Humble, and Ross, p. 47.
Crowley, Patrick, Humble, Noreen, and Ross, Silvia. 2011. ‘Introduction: The Mediterranean Turn’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 1–13
Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Crowley, Humble, and Ross 2011: 21).
Example footnote reference:35 Crowley, Humble, and Ross 2011: 21.
Humble, Noreen, ‘Xenophon’s Anabasis: Self and Other in Fourth-Century Greece’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda, 2011), pp. 14–31
First footnote reference:35 Noreen Humble, ‘Xenophon’s Anabasis: Self and Other in Fourth-Century Greece’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda, 2011), pp. 14–31, p. 21.
Humble, Noreen. 2011. ‘Xenophon’s Anabasis: Self and Other in Fourth-Century Greece’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 14–31
Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Humble 2011: 21).
Pretzler, Maria, ‘Pausanias’s Description of Greece: Back to the Roots of Greek Culture’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda, 2011), pp. 32–46
First footnote reference:35 Maria Pretzler, ‘Pausanias’s Description of Greece: Back to the Roots of Greek Culture’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda, 2011), pp. 32–46, p. 21.
Pretzler, Maria. 2011. ‘Pausanias’s Description of Greece: Back to the Roots of Greek Culture’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 32–46
Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Pretzler 2011: 21).
Kudsieh, Suha, ‘The Inception of Oriental Doxology: European Pilgrimages to the Holy Land, before and during the Crusades’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda, 2011), pp. 47–60
First footnote reference:35 Suha Kudsieh, ‘The Inception of Oriental Doxology: European Pilgrimages to the Holy Land, before and during the Crusades’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda, 2011), pp. 47–60, p. 21.
Kudsieh, Suha. 2011. ‘The Inception of Oriental Doxology: European Pilgrimages to the Holy Land, before and during the Crusades’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 47–60
Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Kudsieh 2011: 21).
Perocco, Daria, ‘Renaissance Travellers in the Mediterranean and their Perception of the Other’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda, 2011), pp. 61–76
First footnote reference:35 Daria Perocco, ‘Renaissance Travellers in the Mediterranean and their Perception of the Other’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda, 2011), pp. 61–76, p. 21.
Perocco, Daria. 2011. ‘Renaissance Travellers in the Mediterranean and their Perception of the Other’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 61–76
Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Perocco 2011: 21).
Martels, Zweder Von, ‘The Fleeting Concept of the Other in the Turkish Letters of Augerius Busbequius (1520/1–1591)’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda, 2011), pp. 77–95
First footnote reference:35 Zweder Von Martels, ‘The Fleeting Concept of the Other in the Turkish Letters of Augerius Busbequius (1520/1–1591)’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda, 2011), pp. 77–95, p. 21.
Martels, Zweder Von. 2011. ‘The Fleeting Concept of the Other in the Turkish Letters of Augerius Busbequius (1520/1–1591)’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 77–95
Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Martels 2011: 21).
Hester, Nathalie, ‘Writing the Mediterranean in Italian Baroque Travel Literature: Pietro Della Valle’s Viaggi’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda, 2011), pp. 96–113
First footnote reference:35 Nathalie Hester, ‘Writing the Mediterranean in Italian Baroque Travel Literature: Pietro Della Valle’s Viaggi’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda, 2011), pp. 96–113, p. 21.
Hester, Nathalie. 2011. ‘Writing the Mediterranean in Italian Baroque Travel Literature: Pietro Della Valle’s Viaggi’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 96–113
Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Hester 2011: 21).
Euben, Roxanne L., ‘“Extracting Gold” from Paris: A Nineteenth-Century Egyptian Journey in Search of Knowledge’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda, 2011), pp. 114–33
First footnote reference:35 Roxanne L. Euben, ‘“Extracting Gold” from Paris: A Nineteenth-Century Egyptian Journey in Search of Knowledge’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda, 2011), pp. 114–33, p. 21.
Euben, Roxanne L.. 2011. ‘“Extracting Gold” from Paris: A Nineteenth-Century Egyptian Journey in Search of Knowledge’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 114–33
Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Euben 2011: 21).
Bassnett, Susan, ‘Encounters with Self and Others: Some English Women Travellers to Italy in the Nineteenth Century’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda, 2011), pp. 134–45
First footnote reference:35 Susan Bassnett, ‘Encounters with Self and Others: Some English Women Travellers to Italy in the Nineteenth Century’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda, 2011), pp. 134–45, p. 21.
Bassnett, Susan. 2011. ‘Encounters with Self and Others: Some English Women Travellers to Italy in the Nineteenth Century’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 134–45
Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Bassnett 2011: 21).
Crowley, Patrick, ‘Eugène Fromentin: Travel, Algeria, and the Pursuit of Aesthetic Form’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda, 2011), pp. 146–61
First footnote reference:35 Patrick Crowley, ‘Eugène Fromentin: Travel, Algeria, and the Pursuit of Aesthetic Form’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda, 2011), pp. 146–61, p. 21.
Crowley, Patrick. 2011. ‘Eugène Fromentin: Travel, Algeria, and the Pursuit of Aesthetic Form’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 146–61
Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Crowley 2011: 21).
Forsdick, Charles, ‘“Already familiar and yet fantastically new”: Jacques Lacarrière and the Mediterranean’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda, 2011), pp. 162–79
First footnote reference:35 Charles Forsdick, ‘“Already familiar and yet fantastically new”: Jacques Lacarrière and the Mediterranean’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda, 2011), pp. 162–79, p. 21.
Forsdick, Charles. 2011. ‘“Already familiar and yet fantastically new”: Jacques Lacarrière and the Mediterranean’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 162–79
Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Forsdick 2011: 21).
Ross, Silvia, ‘The Mediterranean Diet: Consuming the Italian Other’s Culture in Travel Writing by Frances Mayes and Gary Paul Nabhan’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda, 2011), pp. 180–96
First footnote reference:35 Silvia Ross, ‘The Mediterranean Diet: Consuming the Italian Other’s Culture in Travel Writing by Frances Mayes and Gary Paul Nabhan’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda, 2011), pp. 180–96, p. 21.
Ross, Silvia. 2011. ‘The Mediterranean Diet: Consuming the Italian Other’s Culture in Travel Writing by Frances Mayes and Gary Paul Nabhan’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 180–96
Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Ross 2011: 21).
Veiga, Martín, ‘Deciphering the Past, Interpreting the Present: Self and Identity in Mediterráneos by Rafael Chirbes’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda, 2011), pp. 197–208
First footnote reference:35 Martín Veiga, ‘Deciphering the Past, Interpreting the Present: Self and Identity in Mediterráneos by Rafael Chirbes’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda, 2011), pp. 197–208, p. 21.
Veiga, Martín. 2011. ‘Deciphering the Past, Interpreting the Present: Self and Identity in Mediterráneos by Rafael Chirbes’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 197–208
Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Veiga 2011: 21).
Duncan, Derek, ‘Grave Unquiet: The Mediterranean and its Dead’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda, 2011), pp. 209–22
First footnote reference:35 Derek Duncan, ‘Grave Unquiet: The Mediterranean and its Dead’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda, 2011), pp. 209–22, p. 21.
Duncan, Derek. 2011. ‘Grave Unquiet: The Mediterranean and its Dead’, in Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 209–22
Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Duncan 2011: 21).
Crowley, Patrick, Noreen Humble, and Silvia Ross (eds), Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society (Cambridge: Legenda, 2011)
First footnote reference:35Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society, ed. by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross (Cambridge: Legenda, 2011), p. 21.
Subsequent footnote reference:37 Crowley, Humble, and Ross, p. 47.
Crowley, Patrick, Noreen Humble, and Silvia Ross (eds). 2011. Mediterranean Travels: Writing Self and Other from the Ancient World to Contemporary Society (Cambridge: Legenda)
Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Crowley, Humble, and Ross 2011: 21).
Example footnote reference:35 Crowley, Humble, and Ross 2011: 21.
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