The Revival of the Genre: Key Trends in the Contemporary Travelogue Development

Abstract

Travelogue as a personal journey suggests a high degree of reflection. The writers have re­ferred to this genre at all times. However, at the turn of the 20th - 21st centuries, it has become extremely popular due to its transformation into a multi-level, syncretic genre. A travelogue author fixes his personal experience of movements in the external space, creates the model of the world and broadcasts an individual concept of the spiritual journey. The genre of travelogue gets definite ethnic and gender-related overtones in much of today's Russian-language literature, helping the latter get across to a wider range of readers and transforming it into a mass culture phenomenon.

В статье рассматривается жанр травелога и его становление в современной русской литературе.