Article ID: CBB184459320

A Frenchman in the Solitudes of the Mexican Southeast: Désiré Charnay’s use of Landscapes and Emotions in the Construction of his Exploration Narrative and Identity (2024)

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This article examines travel writings by Désiré Charnay, a French explorer better known for his work in the fields of archeology and photography than for his literary production. The article examines Charnay’s writings about southeastern Mexico, published during the second half of the nineteenth century, particularly his descriptions of the jungle, the mountains, the plains, the ancient ruins, along with accounts of his own perils and adventures. Charnay’s descriptions not only of nature but also himself—he fashioned himself as a kind of explorer-hero—were influenced by Romanticism.

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Authors & Contributors
Allen, David Y.
Covarrubias V., José E.
Echenberg, Myron J.
Guimarães, Leandro Belinaso
Hansen, Peter H.
Leitner, Ulrike
Journals
Terrae Incognitae
Quipu
Asclepio: Archivo Iberoamericano de Historia de la Medicina
História, Ciências, Saúde---Manguinhos
Journal for Maritime Research: Britian, the Sea and Global History
Journal of Historical Geography
Publishers
Carocci Editore
Harvard University Press
McGill-Queen's University Press
Palgrave Macmillan
The MIT Press
University of Arizona Press
Concepts
Travel; exploration
Landscape; landscapes
Romanticism
Geography
Environmental history
Science and culture
People
Humboldt, Alexander von
Cunha, Euclides da
Arrowsmith, John
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
20th century, early
20th century
Ancient
Places
Mexico
Great Britain
United States
Brazil
Caribbean
Paris (France)
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