Amundsen's Antarctica: fairyland stronghold, battleground and home

Amundsen’s account of his expedition to the South Pole provides the basis for an analysis of three key representations of Antarctica – fairyland stronghold, battleground and home – and of the nature of his expedition in the light of these representations. The article focuses on the metaphors associa...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Polar Journal
Main Author: Irving, C.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Routledge 2011
Subjects:
Amundsen
Antarctica
ecolinguistics
metaphor
Norwegian exploration
South Pole
Antarc*
South pole
The Polar Journal
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2440/71501
https://doi.org/10.1080/2154896X.2011.626622
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Summary:Amundsen’s account of his expedition to the South Pole provides the basis for an analysis of three key representations of Antarctica – fairyland stronghold, battleground and home – and of the nature of his expedition in the light of these representations. The article focuses on the metaphors associated with each view of Antarctica, and the way in which the representations themselves function as metaphors. Amundsen’s vision of Antarctica as “home” gives useful insights into the relationship between humans and the environment. Catherine Irving

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