"Mein beschränkter Raum zwingt mich, auf das Selbstschauen zu verweisen." Adele Schopenhauers Florenz-Reiseführer
This article examines the emancipatory and transgressive aspects of Adele Schopenhauer's travel guide to Florence, a case study in nineteenth-century writing of that genre. In contrast to other forms of travel writing, the subgenre of the travel guide so far has received little scholarly attent...
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| Published in: | German studies review Vol. 37; no. 3; pp. 487 - 506 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English German |
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German Studies Association
01-10-2014
Johns Hopkins University Press |
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| Summary: | This article examines the emancipatory and transgressive aspects of Adele Schopenhauer's travel guide to Florence, a case study in nineteenth-century writing of that genre. In contrast to other forms of travel writing, the subgenre of the travel guide so far has received little scholarly attention. The article focuses on the construction of national and gender identities, as well as on the motif of the gaze as a means of female empowerment, and concludes that Schopenhauer conveys a positive image of the female traveling experience as an opportunity for participation in political, social, and cultural discourses. |
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| ISSN: | 0149-7952 2164-8646 2164-8646 |
| DOI: | 10.1353/gsr.2014.0128 |