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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"wanderlust"”.
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Wanderlust Reexamined: Analysis of Examples From the Fiction of Tieck, Novalis, Eichendorff, and Hoffmann
"This study shows that, in the works discussed here, while there is no single type of ""Romantic wanderer,"" the element of wandering and travel is not only used to depict metaphysical quests. Rather, it equally depicts earthly emotions in that the characters experience life through travel. Franz …
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Certain aspects of pioneer life as presented in the modern novel
… are the explorers, the pioneers seized with the wanderlust, those who move on and on from one place to another, and, if they live long enough, finally come back; to their friends telling wonderful tales of what they have seen and done. The second group includes those who are seeking for gold, …
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A problem in curriculum construction : a syllabus for the teaching of California history
… of the romance of Spain, the adventurous wanderlust of the Rocky Mountain men, the imperial dream of a Swiss, the land hunger of the emigrant, and the madness of the gold rush has given us a heritage different from that of any other state. This heritage of blood, combined with one equally …
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'Existential migration': voluntary migrants' experiences of not being-at-home in the world
… migration’. Unlike economic migration, simple wanderlust, exile, or variations of forced migration, ‘existential migration' is conceived as a chosen attempt to express or address fundamental issues of existence by leaving one's homeland and becoming a foreigner. This thesis arose from, and is …
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Un voyage vers une photographie feminine: The gender politics of body and space
… the photographs. In the following chapter, Wanderlust, I examine the work of various journey photographers who have had an impact on my own practice. I also discuss the masculine proclivity of travel, the notion of exile and marginality in which travel becomes a route for self-reflection. In …
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Mapping the Self: Reconciling Identity through an Expansion of the American Road Genre
<p>This thesis explores the American road genre. I argue that in addition to the automobile and the highway, a discussion of trains, boats, and walkers and their alternative roads must also be included in the genre. Each method of transportation expands the genre by adding new themes and ideas. …
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Prehensile: an explication of this is Africa, a travel memoir by Jack Rathmell
… can there be genuine discovery, exploration, or “Wanderlust” today? The theme of “prehensility” also appears repeatedly. Much of the memoir is a personal struggle: reaching for meaning in culture, experience, social interaction, and memory. These attempts are often futile, but prove fruitful - or …