{"product_id":"literary-journeys-9781761451072","title":"Literary Journeys","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Chaucer’s \u003cem\u003eThe Canterbury Tales\u003c\/em\u003e to Kerouac’s \u003cem\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/em\u003e, Cervantes’s \u003cem\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/em\u003e to Whitehead’s \u003cem\u003eThe Underground Railroad\u003c\/em\u003e, the journey has long been an archetypal story. The genre’s inherent escapism is the perfect vehicle for fuelling dreams of being outlaws and romantics, for taking us outside of our own lives and across the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the comforts and confines of our homes, this book brings to life some of the most significant, exciting, dangerous, tragic, and uplifting journeys ever written about. Tracing the chronological growth of the journey as a literary device, this volume showcases the breadth of different authors’ grapples with this narrative structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiterary Journeys\u003c\/em\u003e will take you on the most important journeys in literature, over eight centuries and across over 30 countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Contributors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA team of fifty-five expert contributors includes literary critics, academics, and authors such as John Sutherland, Maya Jaggi, Robert McCrum, Kimberly Fain, and Alan Taylor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48242891063532,"sku":"9781761451072","price":41.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781761451072-literary-journeys-1.jpg?v=1787977632","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/literary-journeys-9781761451072","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}