Fernanda Peñaloza is Lecturer in Latin American Studies at the University of Sydney. She has published several papers on the interconnections of aesthetics and ethnography, within the traditions of both British imperialist narratives of travel and exploration and the Argentine colonisation project in Patagonia. Jason Wilson is Professor Emeritus of Latin American Literature at University College London. He has published widely on poetry and Latin American literature in general. He is one of the judges for the Valle-Inclán translation prize.Claudio Canaparo is Visiting Professor in Latin American Studies at Birkbeck, University of London. He has published widely in the fields of literary criticism, epistemology, sociology of culture and philosophy.
Preface and Acknowledgements
p. vii
Introduction: Myths and Realities: Mapping Scientific, Religious, Aesthetic and Patriotic Quests in Patagonia
p. 1
Abject in Patagonia: Stories from the Wager
p. 27
The Importance of Being Friendly: Charles Darwin and Robert FitzRoy in Patagonia
p. 57
TravellersÆ Tropes: Lady Florence Dixie and the Penetration of Patagonia
p. 75
The Missionary as a Translator: Thomas Bridges and his YamanaûEnglish Dictionary
p. 95
The Individual and the Community in the Auto/biography of Early Welsh Patagonia (1885û1935)
p. 117
Conquering Time: Mapmaking, Narrative and National Initiation
p. 145
Silence and Meaning in Some Patagonian Travels: Darwin, Hudson, Moreno and Meyer
p. 175
Pataphysics and the Irony of Travel Writing: Approaching ChatwinÆs Patagonia via WaughÆs Amazonia
p. 195
ôA través de un cristalö: The Representation of Patagonia in César AiraÆs La liebre
p. 215
Epilogue: The Other Side of the European Travels: Indigenous Peoples, Renagades, Outcasts and the Literature on Patagonia
p. 237
Notes on Contributors
p. 247
Bibliography
p. 251
Index
p. 265
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