Mary Shelley’s “Rambles in Germany and Italy in 1840, 1842, and 1843” as a Digressional Specimen of the Italian Tour Sub-Genre

Magdalena Ożarska

Magdalena Ożarska Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego w Kielcach

Słowa kluczowe: podróżopisarstwo kobiet; romantyzm angielski; podróż włoska

Abstrakt

„Rambles in Germany and Italy in 1840, 1842, and 1843” Mary Shelley jako przykład podgatunku „podróż włoska” o cechach dygresyjnych

Autorka prezentuje Rambles in Germany and Italy in 1840, 1842, and 1843 („Wędrówki po Niemczech i Włoszech w latach 1840, 1842, 1843”), autorstwa Mary Shelley, jako przykład podgatunku „podróż włoska” o cechach dygresyjnych, zgodnie z określeniem zawartym w tytule utworu, tj. Rambles (ang. „wędrówka”; „bezładna, chaotyczna wypowiedź”). Cechy gatunkowe utworu omawiane są na tle ówcześnie obowiązujących konwencji podróżopisarskich, w odniesieniu do wybranych tendencji kulturowych oraz aspektów weryfikowalności doświadczenia podróży.

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