A Terrific New World: Polar Space in the Narrative, Journals and Letters of John Franklin’s First Arctic Expedition (1819-22)

Franklin’s first exploration of the Northern coast of Canada captured the public imagination thanks to his Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1819-22, published in 1823, which conveys the drama of an expedition plagued by harsh weather, bad planning, starvation and ev...

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Published in:E-rea
Main Author: Nicoletta BRAZZELLI
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
French
Published: Laboratoire d’Etudes et de Recherches sur le Monde Anglophone (LERMA) 2014
Subjects:
John Franklin
Canadian North
Arctic Exploration 1819-1822
Exploration Narrative
Polar Landscape
English language
PE1-3729
Social sciences (General)
H1-99
Arctic
Canada
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4000/erea.3865
https://doaj.org/article/d3d2064c94e84967b3f196749263fa4c
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Summary:Franklin’s first exploration of the Northern coast of Canada captured the public imagination thanks to his Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1819-22, published in 1823, which conveys the drama of an expedition plagued by harsh weather, bad planning, starvation and even murder. Franklin’s journals and letters written during the expedition, by focusing on planning details and material conditions of travel itself throw fresh light on his much debated mission. Franklin’s texts reveal thus varying perspectives on the events according to the audiences being addressed and the author’s perception of these reading publics.

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