In English Explorers in the East (1738-1745). The Travels of Thomas Shaw, Charles Perry and Richard Pococke, Rachel Finnegan offers an account of the influential travel writings of three rival explorers, whose eastern travel books were printed within a decade of each other.
Making use of historical records, Finnegan examines the personal and professional motives of the three authors for producing their eastern travels; their methods of researching, drafting, and publicising their works while still abroad; their relationships with each other, both while travelling and on their return to England; and the legacy of their combined works. She also provides a survey of the main features (both textual and visual) of the travel books themselves.
- ISBN10 9004397779
- ISBN13 9789004397774
- Publish Date 27 June 2019 (first published 17 June 2019)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country NL
- Imprint Brill
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 332
- Language English
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