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...
Published in: | The Polar Journal |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2011
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2440/71501 https://doi.org/10.1080/2154896X.2011.626622 |
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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