• Media type: E-Book; Thesis
  • Title: Figuren des Wissens bei Alexander von Humboldt : Essai, Tableau und Atlas im amerikanischen Reisewerk
  • Contributor: Kraft, Tobias [VerfasserIn]
  • Published: Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter, 2014
  • Published in: Mimesis ; 59
  • Extent: 1 Online-Ressource (XIV, 360 Seiten)
  • Language: German
  • ISBN: 9783110351200; 9783110394030
  • DOI: 10.1515/9783110351200
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  • Keywords: Humboldt, Alexander von > Literaturgattung > Intermedialität > Essay > Lebendes Bild > Atlas
  • Description: Humboldt's American journey occupies a central place in his scientific work. Three conceptual tropes (Essay, Tableau, Atlas) offer new insights into the Humboldtian model of knowledge as developed in Voyage aux regions équinoxales du Nouveau Continent. Moving between genres and figures of knowledge, Humboldt wrote coherently about American politics, nature, and culture, and critically reflected on their interconnections
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  • Access State: Restricted Access