Book review of 'Toward Antarctica: An Exploration'

Elizabeth Bradfields 2019 collection Toward Antarctica: An Exploration presents a perceptive and nuanced behind-the-scenes tour of Antarctic cruise tourism. Inspired by seventeenth-century poet Matsuo Bashōs haibun form which Bashō used to chronicle his journeys through Japan, the volume mixes haiku...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Polar Journal
Main Author: Nielsen, H
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: The Polar Journal 2019
Subjects:
Language
Communication and Culture
Literary studies
Literary studies not elsewhere classified
Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
The Polar Journal
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/2154896X.2019.1678988
https://doi.org/10.1080/2154896X.2019.1678988
http://ecite.utas.edu.au/135542
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Summary:Elizabeth Bradfields 2019 collection Toward Antarctica: An Exploration presents a perceptive and nuanced behind-the-scenes tour of Antarctic cruise tourism. Inspired by seventeenth-century poet Matsuo Bashōs haibun form which Bashō used to chronicle his journeys through Japan, the volume mixes haiku, prose and images to break down boundaries between travel and poetry. Toward Antarctica was listed at the top of Amazons travel guide category, demonstrating the wider appeal of this innovative approach to recording and communicating travel narratives.

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