Edward Lear, the Illustrated Excursions in Italy and the Making of a Tourist Imaginary

IF 0.1 4区 文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
Francesca D'alfonso
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My essay intends to demonstrate the significance of the Abruzzi region in Edward Lear's artistic vision. In particular, it aims to show that, in a certain sense, two contrasting personalities coexisted in Lear, and determined his attitude towards the many places he visited in his horseback excursions of the Abruzzi, a region quite far from the main routes of the Grand Tour. On the one hand, Lear was greatly inspired and fascinated by the landscapes he had the opportunity to admire almost everywhere in the Abruzzi and, as a landscape painter, he responded to this visual experience enthusiastically. On the other hand, as a British traveller, he was shocked to see that the notables he met in Chieti, Villalago, Sulmona and Città Sant’Angelo, lived in old, dilapidated houses with terrible hygienic conditions and pervasive uncleanliness. In this respect, Lear’s attitude seems to oscillate between that of an artist with a romantic view of people and cultures, and a pragmatic Briton who regards his country’s ways as a sort of model for the rest of the world.
爱德华·李尔,《意大利之旅与游客幻想的形成》
本文旨在论证阿布鲁奇地区在爱德华·李尔艺术视野中的重要性。特别是,它旨在表明,在某种意义上,李尔王的两种截然不同的性格共存,并决定了他对他在阿布鲁齐骑马游览中访问的许多地方的态度,这是一个远离大旅行主要路线的地区。一方面,李尔有机会欣赏Abruzzi几乎所有地方的风景,他受到极大的启发和着迷,作为一名风景画家,他热情地回应了这种视觉体验。另一方面,作为一名英国旅行者,他震惊地发现,他在基耶蒂、比拉拉戈、苏莫纳和圣安杰洛城遇到的名人都住在破旧的房子里,卫生条件很差,到处都不干净。在这方面,李尔王的态度似乎摇摆不定,一方面是一个艺术家,对人和文化有着浪漫的看法,另一方面是一个务实的英国人,把自己国家的方式视为世界其他地区的一种模式。
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