Travels in Arabia Deserta (Masterplots, Definitive Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Charles Montagu Doughty
- First Published: 1888
- Type of Work: Record of travel
- Time of Work: 1876-1878
- Setting: Northwestern Arabia
- Genres: Nonfiction, Travel writing
- Subjects: Traveling or travelers, Polygamy or bigamy, Muslims, Deserts, Nomads, Arabs, Maps
- Locales: Arabia
Critical Evaluation:
TRAVELS IN ARABIA DESERTA has been recognized, almost since its publication in 1888, as one of the greatest travel books in the English language. Doughty spent almost two years traveling, going on pilgrimages, and living with various nomad tribes in northwestern Arabia, then a land almost completely unknown to Europeans and Americans. His account is a thoroughly realized document, a comprehensive understanding and treatment of every aspect of the life of the nomadic Arabs. Written with grace, fullness, and enormous insight, TRAVELS IN ARABIA...
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