THE ROLE OF THE AUTHOR’S SUBJECT IN TRAVEL WRITING ABOUT THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

Abstract

We introduce the travel literature written about the Central Highlands in the first half of the twentieth century and identify characteristics of the authors and the compositions in the context of history, culture, and contemporary journalism. Emphasis is placed on the role of the author's subject from the perspective of the narrative mode and narrative characteristics, such as witness accounts, storytelling in the first person, nonfiction and fictional literary relationships, mixed characteristics of genre content, the ability to integrate survey materials, fieldwork, records of geography, culture, ethnography, and customs. We assess the historical value of the travel literature and its contribution to anthropological awareness, culture, and literature.