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- catalog abstract "Before he became editor of the London Magazine and a prolific novelist, Edward Kimber traveled to America and recorded his impressions. Itinerant Observations in America provides a vivid record of life in colonial America. This edition presents the work as it was first published sporadically during the mid-1740s in the London Magazine. Also included are edited and annotated versions of the poems that Kimber wrote during his American sojourn. Kimber's descriptions of the natural landscape are filled with poetic imagery, while his descriptions of the towns, buildings, and fortifications are realistic and original. For many places he visited, especially coastal Georgia, Kimber's narrative provides unique evidence concerning their contemporary appearance. Itinerant Observations in America is also important because it inaugurates what would become an important genre of American literature during the next century - the outsider's observations. Previous American travel narratives were largely promotional accounts written to encourage colonization, but Kimber's purpose is more artistic than rhetorical. While the promotion literature sought to persuade its readers, Kimber seeks to inform and entertain his. Like subsequent European visitors - Chastellux, Chateaubriand, the Duc de la Rochefoucauld, De Tocqueville, Dickens, and Anthony Trollope - Kimber's point of view remains that of an outsider.".
- catalog contributor b10436464.
- catalog contributor b10436465.
- catalog coverage "United States Description and travel Early works to 1800.".
- catalog coverage "United States Social life and customs To 1775.".
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description "Before he became editor of the London Magazine and a prolific novelist, Edward Kimber traveled to America and recorded his impressions. Itinerant Observations in America provides a vivid record of life in colonial America. This edition presents the work as it was first published sporadically during the mid-1740s in the London Magazine. Also included are edited and annotated versions of the poems that Kimber wrote during his American sojourn. Kimber's descriptions of the natural landscape are filled with poetic imagery, while his descriptions of the towns, buildings, and fortifications are realistic and original. For many places he visited, especially coastal Georgia, Kimber's narrative provides unique evidence concerning their contemporary appearance.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 122-127) and indexes.".
- catalog description "Itinerant Observations in America is also important because it inaugurates what would become an important genre of American literature during the next century - the outsider's observations. Previous American travel narratives were largely promotional accounts written to encourage colonization, but Kimber's purpose is more artistic than rhetorical. While the promotion literature sought to persuade its readers, Kimber seeks to inform and entertain his. Like subsequent European visitors - Chastellux, Chateaubriand, the Duc de la Rochefoucauld, De Tocqueville, Dickens, and Anthony Trollope - Kimber's point of view remains that of an outsider.".
- catalog extent "137 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Itinerant observations in America.".
- catalog identifier "0874136318 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Itinerant observations in America.".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Newark : University of Delaware Press ; London : Associated University Presses,".
- catalog relation "Itinerant observations in America.".
- catalog spatial "United States Description and travel Early works to 1800.".
- catalog spatial "United States Social life and customs To 1775.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "973.2 21".
- catalog subject "British Travel United States History 18th century.".
- catalog subject "British United States History 18th century.".
- catalog subject "E162 .K56 1998".
- catalog subject "Kimber, Edward, 1719-1769 Journeys United States.".
- catalog subject "Kimber, Edward, 1719-1769 Travel United States.".
- catalog title "Itinerant observations in America / Edward Kimber ; edited by Kevin J. Hayes.".
- catalog type "Early works. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".