Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları Journey to the east

Journey to the east

Gérard de nerval (1808-1855): one of the most powerful writers and poets of the romantic movement in france, nerval's book journey to the east is a masterpiece in terms of "travel literature". the journey that nerval started from marseille in 1843 gains breadth and richness towards malta, cairo, beirut, istanbul and many other cities. not only magnificent structures but also ruins, all cities are among the indispensable passions of this romantic writer. the arrogant perspective typical of western writers has been replaced by an aesthetic sensitivity to understand and grasp different worlds in nerval. there is a delicate curiosity towards foreign lands and other cultures in journey to the east. this curiosity, combined with a learning appetite and a sincere tolerance, not only eliminates possible prejudices but also makes them ineffective and an extraordinary language pleasure comes to the fore. in this elegant book, where the boundaries of prose are occasionally blurred and the language approaches poetry, the entire eastern geography is literally re-born...