La géographie précaire de L’Usage du monde
This study examines the relationship to space and geographical knowledge present in Nicolas Bouvier’s The Way of the World. Without ever claiming expert authority, Bouvier takes on the role of geographer in his travel narrative. Setting scientific methods to one side, he creates a “spontaneous geogr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Université Clermont Auvergne
2017-09-01
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| Series: | Viatica |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/viatica/793 |
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| Summary: | This study examines the relationship to space and geographical knowledge present in Nicolas Bouvier’s The Way of the World. Without ever claiming expert authority, Bouvier takes on the role of geographer in his travel narrative. Setting scientific methods to one side, he creates a “spontaneous geography”, consisting in describing the world as it comes to mind, thus bringing with it affective, subjective and variable dimensions. The Way of the World therefore establishes a precarious geography that disconcerts both traveller and reader. |
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| ISSN: | 2275-0827 |