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Travel narratives were the principal source of knowledge about the lands of the Near East and the Indian Ocean Basin in 17th-century France. Claiming the authority of first-hand observation, they paradoxically rely for their legitimization on the tropes of an established literary tradition. The status of these texts remained ambiguous, not least because of their anecdotal depictions of great riches, brutality or sexual promise. Drawing on the insights of post-colonial scholarship, this study tackles a question given scant attention in previous work and suggests that beyond the hazy representation of the Orient, an opposition emerges between the threatening Near East and the indolent East Indies. Distinguishing recognizable representations from those generated by new encounters, this book questions the feasibility of cultural representation through travel, exploring a large corpus of original sources written by French ecclesiastics, gentlemen-travellers, ambassadors and adventurers. Linguistic, religious, cultural or geographical barriers meant most travellers remained distanced from the peoples about whom they would simultaneously become authoritative. The encounter was further transformed in narratives that were intended to entertain and to satisfy the criterion of curiosité. The ¤Oriental¤ that emerges is a supremely variable entity, alternately naked or veiled, barbaric or civilized, menacing or attractive. [4ème de couv.]

French prose literature --- Travelers' writings, French --- History and criticism --- Récits de voyages français --- Orient --- 17e siècle --- Thèmes, motifs --- Dans la littérature

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Des voyageurs, des grands témoins, des artistes, des obscurs contribuent à la richesse et à la diversité des quelque sept cent textes qui témoignent de leur fascination pour les îles britanniques et leurs habitants. (Livres Hebdo) Notices biographiques. Chronologie. Bibliogr.. Index

Travel in literature --- Travelers --- Travelers' writings, French --- Voyage dans la littérature --- Voyageurs --- Ecrits de voyageurs français --- History --- Histoire --- England --- Angleterre --- Description and travel --- Descriptions et voyages --- Voyage dans la littérature --- Ecrits de voyageurs français --- Voyages et voyageurs --- Grande-bretagne --- Recits de voyages francais --- 18e-20e siecles --- Écrits de voyageurs français --- Manners and customs. --- Travel. --- Travelers' writings, French. --- Reiseliteratur. --- Récits de voyages français --- Voyage --- Voyageurs français --- Anthologies. --- Dans la littérature. --- Geschichte 1700-1900. --- Great Britain --- Grande-Bretagne --- England. --- Great Britain. --- Frankreich. --- Description and travel. --- Social life and customs. --- Descriptions et voyages. --- Mœurs et coutumes. --- Histoire. --- Moeurs et coutumes

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Prose française --- Récits de voyages français --- French prose literature --- Travelers' writings, French --- Histoire et critique --- History and criticism --- Travel writing --- Travelers' writings [French ] --- French literature --- 20th century --- France --- In literature --- Prose française --- Récits de voyages français --- Histoire et critique. --- Fiction --- anno 1900-1999

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Explorers --- Explorateurs --- Biography --- Dictionaries --- Biographies --- Dictionnaires --- #SJ/LH/(6) --- 929 <44> --- 929 <44> Biografie. Genealogie. Heraldiek--Frankrijk --- Biografie. Genealogie. Heraldiek--Frankrijk --- 910.4 <718> --- 910.4 <718> Ontdekkingsreizen. Reizen. Expedities. Reisverhalen----New Foundland. Labrador --- Ontdekkingsreizen. Reizen. Expedities. Reisverhalen----New Foundland. Labrador --- History of France --- anno 1800-1899 --- America --- France --- French --- Récits de voyages français --- Découvertes géographiques françaises --- Explorateurs français --- Voyageurs français --- 19e siècle --- Histoire --- Afrique --- Amérique --- Asie --- Découverte et exploration françaises --- Découverte et exploration

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Vaste panorama du récit de voyage en France à l'époque du romantisme, cet ouvrage s'inscrit dans une perspective non seulement littéraire mais aussi sociale et historique. Car il s'agit de déterminer les paramètres sociaux qui inspirent le récit de voyage comme tel et l'inscrivent dans une historicité particulière qui est celle du romantisme français. Existe-t-il une spécificité du voyage littéraire en France, liée à la situation sociale du pays ? L'ouvrage aborde également la question du voyage en fonction des critères idéologiques de l'époque. Il montre comment les thèmes majeurs du romantisme s'y trouvent mêlés : le moi, l'exotisme, le pittoresque, les traditions européennes.

Non-fiction --- History of civilization --- French literature --- Travel in literature. --- Travelers' writings, French --- Romanticism --- Voyage dans la littérature --- Ecrits de voyageurs français --- Littérature française --- Romantisme --- History and criticism. --- Themes, motives. --- Histoire et critique --- Thèmes, motifs --- Voyages and travels --- 82.04 --- 840 "18" --- Literaire thema's --- Franse literatuur--19e eeuw. Periode 1800-1899 --- 840 "18" Franse literatuur--19e eeuw. Periode 1800-1899 --- 82.04 Literaire thema's --- Voyage dans la littérature --- Ecrits de voyageurs français --- Littérature française --- Thèmes, motifs --- French prose literature --- Travel writing --- Journeys --- Travel books --- Travels --- Trips --- Geography --- Adventure and adventurers --- Travel --- Travelers --- History and criticism --- History --- France --- Description and travel. --- Description and travel --- French literature - 19th century - History and criticism. --- Travelers' writings, French - 19th century. --- Voyages and travels - France - 19th century. --- Romanticism - France - History and criticism. --- carnets --- moi --- exotisme --- pittoresque --- voyage --- romantisme --- Litterature francaise --- Recits de voyages francais --- Exotisme --- Voyages dans la litterature --- Pittoresque dans la litterature --- 19e siecle --- Themes, motifs --- Dans l'art