From Exploration to Publication: The Evolution of a 19th-Century Arctic Narrative
Relations between explorers of early Canada and their English publishers are sufficiently complex as to call into question the customary straightforward equation that readers draw between explorers' eyewitness experience and the narrative account of them, issued some time after their return to...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64325 2023-05-15T14:19:10+02:00 From Exploration to Publication: The Evolution of a 19th-Century Arctic Narrative MacLaren, I.S. 1994-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64325 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64325/48260 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64325 ARCTIC; Vol. 47 No. 1 (1994): March: 1–107; 43-53 1923-1245 0004-0843 Back Sir George 1796-1878 Barrow Sir John Exploration Explorers Franklin 1786-1847 History Murray John II 1778-1843 John III 1808-1892 John d. 1793 Publishing Terror (Ship) Canadian Arctic Northwest Passage info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1994 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:32Z Relations between explorers of early Canada and their English publishers are sufficiently complex as to call into question the customary straightforward equation that readers draw between explorers' eyewitness experience and the narrative account of them, issued some time after their return to England. Captain Cook's first published narrative is the notorious case in point. Narratives of exploration played important roles in the establishment of imperial claims. The case of the publishing house of John Murray, good friend of Sir John Barrow, Second Secretary to the Admiralty for much of the early 19th century, offers an examination of much of the discursive shaping of the Canadian Arctic during the British Navy's search for a Northwest Passage. Archival materials pertaining to two of Murray's books, from John Franklin's first Arctic Land Expedition (1819-22) and from George Back's voyage to Hudson Bay (1836-37), place on view the process by which narratives of exploration evolved through the authorization of them by the Admiralty (Sir John Barrow) and the preparation of them by a publisher (John Murray) into published commodities.Key words: George Back, John Barrow, John Franklin, John Murray Publishers, publishing history, HMS Terror, Northwest Passage Les relations entre les explorateurs des débuts du Canada et leurs éditeurs anglais sont suffisamment complexes pour que l'on remette en question le parallèle évident qu'établissent ordinairement les lecteurs entre les expériences vécues par les explorateurs et le récit qui en fut fait, publié quelque temps après leur retour en Angleterre. Le premier récit publié du capitaine Cook constitue un exemple notoire. Les récits d'exploration ont joué un rôle important dans l'établissement des revendications impériales. Le cas de la maison d'édition de John Murray - ami intime de sir John Barrow et deuxième secrétaire de l'Amirauté - au cours du début du XIXe siècle, permet d'examiner comment le discours entourant la recherche du passage du Nord-Ouest par la marine britannique contribua à la création de l'Arctique canadien. Des documents d'archives contenus dans les deux livres publiés par Murray - celui relatant la première expédition terrestre de John Franklin (1819-1822) et celui racontant le voyage de George Back dans la baie d'Hudson (1836-1837), révèlent le processus par lequel les récits d'exploration se sont transformés, grâce à la sanction que leur accordait l'Amirauté (sir John Barrow) et leur préparation par un éditeur (John Murray), en des produits d'édition.Mots cles: George Back, John Barrow, John Franklin, maison d’kdition John Murray, histoire de I’édition, le HMS Terror, passage du Nord-Ouest Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Baie d'Hudson Hudson Bay Northwest passage Passage du Nord-Ouest University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Baie d'Hudson ENVELOPE(-78.666,-78.666,58.417,58.417) Baie-d'Hudson ENVELOPE(-74.999,-74.999,58.500,58.500) Canada Hudson Hudson Bay Northwest Passage Retour ENVELOPE(141.558,141.558,-66.764,-66.764) ARCTIC 47 1 |
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Relations between explorers of early Canada and their English publishers are sufficiently complex as to call into question the customary straightforward equation that readers draw between explorers' eyewitness experience and the narrative account of them, issued some time after their return to England. Captain Cook's first published narrative is the notorious case in point. Narratives of exploration played important roles in the establishment of imperial claims. The case of the publishing house of John Murray, good friend of Sir John Barrow, Second Secretary to the Admiralty for much of the early 19th century, offers an examination of much of the discursive shaping of the Canadian Arctic during the British Navy's search for a Northwest Passage. Archival materials pertaining to two of Murray's books, from John Franklin's first Arctic Land Expedition (1819-22) and from George Back's voyage to Hudson Bay (1836-37), place on view the process by which narratives of exploration evolved through the authorization of them by the Admiralty (Sir John Barrow) and the preparation of them by a publisher (John Murray) into published commodities.Key words: George Back, John Barrow, John Franklin, John Murray Publishers, publishing history, HMS Terror, Northwest Passage Les relations entre les explorateurs des débuts du Canada et leurs éditeurs anglais sont suffisamment complexes pour que l'on remette en question le parallèle évident qu'établissent ordinairement les lecteurs entre les expériences vécues par les explorateurs et le récit qui en fut fait, publié quelque temps après leur retour en Angleterre. Le premier récit publié du capitaine Cook constitue un exemple notoire. Les récits d'exploration ont joué un rôle important dans l'établissement des revendications impériales. Le cas de la maison d'édition de John Murray - ami intime de sir John Barrow et deuxième secrétaire de l'Amirauté - au cours du début du XIXe siècle, permet d'examiner comment le discours entourant la recherche du passage du Nord-Ouest par la marine britannique contribua à la création de l'Arctique canadien. Des documents d'archives contenus dans les deux livres publiés par Murray - celui relatant la première expédition terrestre de John Franklin (1819-1822) et celui racontant le voyage de George Back dans la baie d'Hudson (1836-1837), révèlent le processus par lequel les récits d'exploration se sont transformés, grâce à la sanction que leur accordait l'Amirauté (sir John Barrow) et leur préparation par un éditeur (John Murray), en des produits d'édition.Mots cles: George Back, John Barrow, John Franklin, maison d’kdition John Murray, histoire de I’édition, le HMS Terror, passage du Nord-Ouest |
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