Advances in Language and Literary Studies - Flourishing Creativity & Literacy - Travel Writing in Children and Adolescent’s Literature in Iran - Article

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Children’s literature and its role in literary collections have attracted significant attention among writers worldwide. Travel writing offers an interdisciplinary bridge between literature, history, geography, and sociology, written in both verse and prose. Although travel writing is well established in adult literature, it remains less developed for children and adolescents, where structural and thematic adjustments are required for the target readership. The article argues for increased focus on this genre.

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Introduction

Travel writing and communication

Historical development in Iran

Literature framework for children

Definitions and value for young readers

Elements required for children’s travel writing

Mental specifications and language limits

Advances in Language and Literary Studies ISSN: 2203-4714 Vol. 7 No. 2; April 2016 Australian International Academic Centre, Australia | | | | | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | Flourishing Creativity & Literacy | | | Travel Writing in Children and Adolescent’s Literature in Iran Maryam Jalali (Corresponding author) Department of Persian Language and Literature, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran E-mail: [Jalali_1387@yahoo.com](Jalali_1387@yahoo.com) Narges Bagheri Department of Persian Language and Literature, Vali-e-Asr University of Rafsanjan, Rafsanjan, Iran [E-mail: N.bagheri@vru.ac.ir](E-mail: N.bagheri@vru.ac.ir) Masoomeh Mahmoodi School of Allied medical sciences, Mazandaran University of Medical sciences, Sari, Iran [E-mail: Masoomehmahmoodi@yahoo.com](E-mail: Masoomehmahmoodi@yahoo.com) Doi:10 .7575/aiac.alls.v.7n.2p.1 URL: [http://dx.doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.7n.2p.1](http://dx.doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.7n.2p.1) Received: 20/10/2015 Accepted: 23/12/2015 Abstract Today children's literature and its place have attracted in the collection of literature, according to many writers the world. Making fun of the text by writer is best way to communicate with the Children and Adolescents. Travel writing is considered as an interdisciplinary literature combined by literature, history, geography and sociology. It is written both in verse and prose. Writing Travel writing is well- established in adults’ literature. Although several Travels writing have been written in adults’ literature domain, it is not well-established in children and adolescents literature, so the experts and the writers of children and adolescents books should pay more attention to this issue. Children’s Travels writing don’t differ from the adults’ one in first definition. However, there are some differences from structure and theme towards their special addressees with the adults’ ones. Keywords: children, literature, Travel writing, Iran 1. Introduction Communication plays a leading role in today’s world. High technology is ubiquitous such as internet, satellite and all types of mass media, traveling and travel writing serves as an interesting and effective means of communication inhuman communities and different customs. Travel writing in Iran has been taken into consideration since Safavid era and in addition to the books written by the kings like Naser al-Din Shah Qajar and Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, his son, there are travelogues written by some of their courtier and political figures including the travelogue of Nezam al-Saltaneh (chief adjutant of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar) which is about his travel to Austria, France and Britain between 1875 and 1876, the travelogue of Amin al-Dawla Mirza Ali Khan (1844-1904), the chancellor of Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar which is about his travel to Mecca, and Makhaza al-Vaghaye the travelogue of Farrokh Khan Amin al-Dawla (1814-1877), Iran's ambassador in Europe, and etc. Also, from European tourists who have traveled to Iran since the 17th century and reflected social and political conditions of Iran, traditions of Iranian people and the court state in Safavid and Qajar eras in their literature, there have been remained many travelogues most of which translated into Persian. Some of the European tourists tried to illustrate cities, buildings and figures during their visits; some of them even employed an illustrator when heading to the Orient to have them draw the pictures that they want. In fact, travelogues are well-designed screens of different scenes of social life of countries which are included in their contents. However, reflecting the conditions and the pictures of the societies in travelogues are depending on the author's taste, rather than a specific formula. Therefore, these contents are very different in the pictures in which Iranian society has been reflected by the European tourists (Panahi, 2009: 47) From long ago, our ancestors have been enthu

FAQs

Why is travel writing considered important for children and adolescents?

It provides historical, cultural, social, and geographical information, and it offers valuable content from both literary and historical perspectives for younger readers and adolescents.

How does children’s travel writing differ from adult travel writing?

It does not differ in basic definition, but it differs in structure and themes to match the special needs of its younger addressees, including considerations such as limited vocabulary and low prior knowledge.

How has travel writing in Iran developed historically?

Travel writing in Iran has been considered since the Safavid era, including court travelogues by Qajar figures and European tourists’ accounts from the 17th century onward, many of which were later translated into Persian.

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