Le privilège optique : Éthique du voyage et esthétique de la vision chez Nerval
In Journey to the Orient, published in 1851, Nerval adopts a way of travelling similar to his way of seeing. Placing his story on the cusp of “revelation literature”, the writer strives to portray preestablished travel images in a different way. Seeking both to surprise himself and his reader, Nerva...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Université Clermont Auvergne
2016-03-01
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| Series: | Viatica |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/viatica/572 |
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| Summary: | In Journey to the Orient, published in 1851, Nerval adopts a way of travelling similar to his way of seeing. Placing his story on the cusp of “revelation literature”, the writer strives to portray preestablished travel images in a different way. Seeking both to surprise himself and his reader, Nerval never ceases to navigate in a random and hazardous manner and to visualise through mediation the foreign cities he passes through. Bearer and defender of the notion of vision, the traveller also tries to demonstrate a travel ethic that is opposed to the conventions of the time. |
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| ISSN: | 2275-0827 |