Los relatos de viaje, los diarios y las cartas de Alejandro de Humboldt en vísperas de la independencia

[EN] The published travel narratives, numerous letters, and unedited diaries of Alexander von Humboldt constitute a paradigmatic shift in the form of travel narratives from the 18th century Enlightenment to the 19th century Romanticism. In these works we find elements of new styles of writing which...

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Autor: Puig-Samper Mulero, Miguel Ángel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/161624
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/161624
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Humboldt
Narratives
Diaries
Letters
Modernity
Relatos
Diarios
Cartas
Modernidad
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Sumario:[EN] The published travel narratives, numerous letters, and unedited diaries of Alexander von Humboldt constitute a paradigmatic shift in the form of travel narratives from the 18th century Enlightenment to the 19th century Romanticism. In these works we find elements of new styles of writing which emerged on the eve of American independence and which stay as a contradictory spectator to the changes in Europe, which affected Spain with the Napoleonic invasion. The form of presenting results (his Humboldtian writing, in the words of Ette) indicated the modernity of Humboldt in creating a innovative discourse about the New World and a unique perspective which leds to an interesting discussion about the possible existence of new modernities other than the European one.