A character in search of literature: Literary fiction and tourism

This paper aims at exploring the interrelation between literature and tourism. At first, we start by explaining the relevance of the emerging field of interdisciplinary research – literature and tourism –, which combines literary studies and studies in tourism, and by drawing a distinction between t...

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Main Authors: Sílvia Quinteiro, Rita Baleiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade do Algarve 2014-11-01
Series:Dos Algarves
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Online Access:http://www.dosalgarves.com/index.php?option=com_jumi&fileid=4&Itemid=61&lang=pt&numrev=24
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Summary:This paper aims at exploring the interrelation between literature and tourism. At first, we start by explaining the relevance of the emerging field of interdisciplinary research – literature and tourism –, which combines literary studies and studies in tourism, and by drawing a distinction between this line of research and that on ‘travel literature’. Secondly, we focus on the opposition traveller/tourist, as well as on some of the key concepts in this area of research: literary site, literary tourist, literary pilgrim and authenticity. Finally, we analyse the novel Dublinesca, by Enrique Vila-Matas (2010), within the studies in literature and tourism.
ISSN:2182-5580