In 1908, Clorinda Matto de Turner (Peru 1852-Argentina 1909), a
lifelong journalist, feminist and writer, traveled to Europe: Viaje
de recreo (Pleasure trip) is her account of her vivid impressions.
She was particularly interested in the education of women and in
women's career opportunities, but she was also fascinated by the
cultural differences between the West European countries. Her
analysis and descriptions will fascinate anyone interested in the
genre of travel accounts, in museum studies, in feminist history,
or, of course, in Matto's life and writings. In Viaje de recreo,
Matto analyzes the cultural displays of Spain, France, England, and
Italy in great detail, and comments on Switzerland and Germany as
well. She is particularly intrigued by museums, art, architecture,
and cultural productions. She speculates at length about the
differences between the European countries. Viaje de recreo is both
a perceptive travel memoir and a lively autobiography of personal
reflections. Matto was profoundly moved by English honesty and
honor, disappointed that French feminism did not meet her
expectations, impressed by Spanish women writers and activists, and
deeply impressed by the beauties of Italy. She frequently compares
Roman ruins with Incan heritage in Peru, lamenting their
replacement by less tolerant societies. She is impressed by new
technologies - cars, trams, trains, electrical devices, escalators,
factories - but even more fascinated by women's lives and presence
in each country, and by the ways each country has preserved and
displayed its cultural history. This new edition includes extensive
footnotes as well as an introduction to the book and to its author,
with bibliography. The editor, Mary G. Berg, is author of a dozen
articles about Clorinda Matto de Turner, and has edited Matto's
novels Indole and Herencia (Stockcero). She is a Resident Scholar
at Brandeis University's Women's Studies Research Center, and is
finishing a biography of Matto.
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