Abstract
This article examines the structures of imagination in diplomatic travel writing through the example of Idris al-Amraoui's journey to France, The Masterpiece of the Dear King to the Kingdom of Paris. It argues that, although diplomatic travel accounts have often been viewed as factual reports rather than literary texts, they also contain significant cultural and imaginative dimensions. Using cultural criticism, the study analyzes mechanisms such as comparative description, cultural memory, historical narrativization, and cultural analogy. It shows how the Arab-Islamic cultural frame, the authority of memory, and the conditions of writing transform travel testimony into a narrative form shaped by both reality and imagination.
Recommended Citation
Qandil, Larbi
(2025)
"Structures of Imagination in Diplomatic Travel Writing: Idris al-Amraoui's Journey as a Model,"
Soroud: The journal of Literacy Criticism: Vol. 8:
Iss.
1, Article 17.
Available at:
https://scholarhub.univh2c.ma/soroud/vol8/iss1/17