Writing travel, making genre -- The reluctant tourist: Mirza Abul Hasan Khan and his "Book of wonder" -- Long day's journey into night: Mirza Fattah Khan Garmrudi's accounts of Europe -- The traveling king: Nasir al-Din Shah and his books of travel -- A darvish and a merchant walk into Europe: the popularization of travel of writing -- Conclusion
Summary
'Taken for Wonder' focuses on 19th-century travelogues authored by Iranians in Europe and argues for a methodological shift in the way scholars interpret travel writing
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references
Notes
Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 15, 2012)