Literary Travel Writing
Structure
Rhythmical paragraphs, where these are linear and regard to each individual
experience in a particular moment, being chronologically written in the first-
person, commonly narrated in the form of a dialogue - before the author
introducing the called “bridge paragraph” (Hay 1990), after having reflected
upon the background story of the travel.
o “The key critical theoretical issues around travel writing do not involve its
tired structures or tendency to repeat itself; they focus instead on its
relationship with its subject matter” (Hannigan 2013).
o “A feature is structured as a first-person narrative, with the impressions and
experiences of the writer paramount. One of those impressions or
experiences – a dramatic or particularly colourful one – will be used for the
intro and will often be followed by a ‘flashback’ to introduce the
destination and the background of the journey described” (Hannigan 2013).
o “The feature will end with a neat narrative close – in most cases the
writer’s own departure” (Hannigan 2013).
Style
1
Structure
Rhythmical paragraphs, where these are linear and regard to each individual
experience in a particular moment, being chronologically written in the first-
person, commonly narrated in the form of a dialogue - before the author
introducing the called “bridge paragraph” (Hay 1990), after having reflected
upon the background story of the travel.
o “The key critical theoretical issues around travel writing do not involve its
tired structures or tendency to repeat itself; they focus instead on its
relationship with its subject matter” (Hannigan 2013).
o “A feature is structured as a first-person narrative, with the impressions and
experiences of the writer paramount. One of those impressions or
experiences – a dramatic or particularly colourful one – will be used for the
intro and will often be followed by a ‘flashback’ to introduce the
destination and the background of the journey described” (Hannigan 2013).
o “The feature will end with a neat narrative close – in most cases the
writer’s own departure” (Hannigan 2013).
Style
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