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Originally published in 1828, Francois Rene de Chateaubriand's
2-volume Travels in America and Italy is an important literary
travel narrative written by a leading (some would say founding)
figure of French Romanticism. Chateaubriand traveled to America in
1791 to escape the volatile atmosphere of Revolutionary France.
While some doubt has been raised as to whether he actually traveled
to all the areas he claimed, (discrepancies in his descriptions of
flora and fauna, lead scholars to believe that Chateaubriand did
not travel to the Mississippi River, Florida, Alabama, or to
Louisiana, as implied by his writing) Chateaubriand's lush
descriptions of nature, particularly that of the sparsely populated
landscape of the American South, place this work at the forefront
of the French Romantic tradition, strongly impacting leading
writers and thinkers of the time. Moral and intellectual concerns
are explored throughout the work, for example in the Preface that
contains his theories of geographical science and the history of
travel. The work is also known for its exploration of the customs,
manners, and languages of the Native American tribes Chateaubriand
encountered. vol. 1 of 2
Originally published in 1828, Francois Rene de Chateaubriand's
2-volume Travels in America and Italy is an important literary
travel narrative written by a leading (some would say founding)
figure of French Romanticism. Chateaubriand traveled to America in
1791 to escape the volatile atmosphere of Revolutionary France.
While some doubt has been raised as to whether he actually traveled
to all the areas he claimed, (discrepancies in his descriptions of
flora and fauna, lead scholars to believe that Chateaubriand did
not travel to the Mississippi River, Florida, Alabama, or to
Louisiana, as implied by his writing) Chateaubriand's lush
descriptions of nature, particularly that of the sparsely populated
landscape of the American South, place this work at the forefront
of the French Romantic tradition, strongly impacting leading
writers and thinkers of the time. Moral and intellectual concerns
are explored throughout the work, for example in the Preface that
contains his theories of geographical science and the history of
travel. The work is also known for its exploration of the customs,
manners, and languages of the Native American tribes Chateaubriand
encountered. vol. 2 of 2
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