The Arabian Desert in English Travel Writing Since 1950: A Barren Legacy?

by Jenny Walker

Broadly this book is about the Arabian desert as the locus of exploration by a long tradition of British travellers that includes T. E. Lawrence and Wilfred Thesiger; more specifically, it is about those who, since 1950, have followed in their literary footsteps. In analysing modern works covering a land greater than the sum of its geographical parts, the discussion identifies outmoded tropes that continue to impinge upon the perception of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032053526
• ISBN13: 9781032053523
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages