Island - det andra och det samma : Uno von Troils Bref rörande en resa til Island MDCCLXXII som kunskapsförmedling

The purpose of this paper is to study Uno von Troil's book Bref rörande en resa til Island MDCCLXXII as part of the transfer of knowledge about Iceland to Sweden and Europe during the late 1700s. On the basis of discussions on travel books and the image of 'the other', 'I will ar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lefter, Alexandru
Format: Bachelor Thesis
Language:Swedish
Published: Uppsala universitet, Litteraturvetenskapliga institutionen 2015
Subjects:
Iceland
Uno von Troil
Letters on Iceland
travel
networks
''the same''
''the other''
Islanda
Scrisori din Islanda
calatorii
relatii
Islande
Lettres sur l'Islande
voyages
Island
Brev om Island
resor
nätverk
gåvoutbyten
kunskapsförmedling
''det samma''
''det andra''
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-254158
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Summary:The purpose of this paper is to study Uno von Troil's book Bref rörande en resa til Island MDCCLXXII as part of the transfer of knowledge about Iceland to Sweden and Europe during the late 1700s. On the basis of discussions on travel books and the image of 'the other', 'I will argue that von Troil, using the skills he already had access to, as well as the skills he acquired after his trip, provides a multifaceted picture of Iceland. At the same time, I will examine how von Troil conveys information about Iceland both to a Swedish and a European audience and illustrate his network relationships and career aspirations.

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