travel literature 1

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a broad genre consisting of descriptive accounts, also known as travelogues or itineraries, telling about an individual or a group's encounter with a new place, peoples and cultures.

  • 1.The first wave of travel literature in the century following Columbus recounted heroic tales of crusades, conquests and pilgrimages.
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