Research on Taiwanese Travel Literature from the 90s(1990--2002)

碩士 === 臺北市立師範學院 === 應用語言文學研究所 === 92 === Under the circumstances of political deregulation and economic development, the travel literature from the 90s has sprouted up. With the establishment of Travel Literature Awards held by China Airlines and Evergreen Airlines, a large amount of literary works...

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Main Authors: Huang Menphuey, 黃孟慧
Other Authors: 陳光憲
Format: Others
Language:zh-TW
Published: 2004
Online Access:http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/30663551055721046594
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Summary:碩士 === 臺北市立師範學院 === 應用語言文學研究所 === 92 === Under the circumstances of political deregulation and economic development, the travel literature from the 90s has sprouted up. With the establishment of Travel Literature Awards held by China Airlines and Evergreen Airlines, a large amount of literary works in this filed has been published, which has become a trend. The research is based on the literary works published from 1990 to 2002, attempting to define the main stream founded upon former research outcomes without using context focusing on knowledge informing or data recording. Meanwhile, through comprehensive and systematic analyses, the research tries to explore the future development of travel literature. The first chapter is the introduction, illustrating the motive and purpose of the research, the scope and method, as well as document investigation and chapter allocation. The second chapter is divided into three sections, inducing a proper definition for Taiwanese travel literature according to researchers and criteria of Travel Literature Awards. In addition, as the research goes through the classical travel notes in Chinese traditional literature, the origin, development and primary features of Taiwanese travel literature are also examined. The third chapter is divided into three sections, exploring the current situation and sales market of travel literature since 90s. In the first section, the major development of travel literature is discussed, taking its publication, form and features into consideration. In the second section, various areas described by travel notes are simply categorized to draw forth the relationships between one another. In the third section, how different traveling styles and purposes influence traveling activities and travel notes is probed into. The fourth chapter goes into the second part of the research, scrutinizing diverse topics of travel literature from important writers’ works. Aiming at four topics induced from the above-mentioned works, the chapter presents important writers as context analyses are conducted. In order to understand the meaning lying below, the relationships between the author, the work, the genre and social environment is explored. The fifth chapter is divided into three sections. In the first section, the influence of the two Travel Literature Awards upon Taiwanese travel literature is discussed. In the second section, the problems encountered in the development of travel literature is examined from all kinds of aspects. In the third section, there is a comprehensive retrospect of travel literature from the 90s, which points out future possibilities, new thinking and interpretation methods. The sixth chapter is the conclusion. Through systematic retrospect and illustration, the problems and values of the research are clarified. To sum up, the research can provide continuing researchers for further research directions and suggestions in this field.