Patrick Leigh Fermor, Paul Morand and Rumania

Patrick Leigh Fermor, Paul Morand and Rumania

The ‘Great Trudge’ of 1933-1934 allowed Patrick Leigh Fermor to discover Rumania, which would later be evoked in Between the Woods and the Water (1986) and The Broken Road (2013). It was in Bucharest that the young Englishman made the life-changing discovery of a Francophile and aristocratic milieu...

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Hoofdauteur: Bowd, Gavin
Formaat: Article ou chapitre numérique
Taal:Anglais
Gepubliceerd in: Viatica 2023
Onderwerpen:
voyage
guerre
Roumanie
francophilie
communisme
travel
war
Rumania
francophilia
communism
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:viatica_2919 https://doi.org/10.4000/viatica.2919 urn:doi:10.4000/viatica.2919 en https://journals.openedition.org/viatica/2919 2023-07-05T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/ls1z https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Patrick Leigh Fermor, Paul Morand and Rumania Viatica Université Clermont Auvergne info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2275-0827 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/viatica Bowd, Gavin voyage guerre Roumanie francophilie communisme travel war Rumania francophilia communism The ‘Great Trudge’ of 1933-1934 allowed Patrick Leigh Fermor to discover Rumania, which would later be evoked in Between the Woods and the Water (1986) and The Broken Road (2013). It was in Bucharest that the young Englishman made the life-changing discovery of a Francophile and aristocratic milieu which was also frequented by an established writer and diplomat, Paul Morand (1888-1976), himself married to a former Rumanian princess. Despite such an overlap of life and work, these major figures of travel writing have, until now, escaped comparison. Drawing upon published sources, but also the authors’ private papers, we will therefore explore these visitors’ representations of Rumania and the evolution of their long and passionate relationship with that country. Striking similarities apart, the biggest difference between these two travellers is, we argue, the time and purpose of their writing. La « Grande Marche » de 1933-1934 permet à Patrick Leigh Fermor de découvrir la Roumanie, ce qu’il évoquera plus tard dans Between the Woods and the Water (1986) et The Broken Road (2013). C’est à Bucarest que le jeune Anglais fait la connaissance d’un milieu francophile et artistocrate que fréquente aussi le grand écrivain-diplomate Paul Morand (1888-1976), lui-même marié à une ancienne princesse roumaine. Malgré ce chevauchement de deux vies et de deux œuvres, ces deux grandes figures de la littérature voyageuse ont jusqu’ici échappé à la comparaison. Puisant dans des sources publiées, mais aussi dans les fonds privés de ces auteurs, nous explorerons donc leurs représentations de la Roumanie et l’évolution de leurs relations durables et passionnées avec ce pays. Malgré certaines similarités frappantes, nous soutenons que la plus grande différence entre ces deux voyageurs réside dans le moment et le but de leurs écritures.
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topic voyage
guerre
Roumanie
francophilie
communisme
travel
war
Rumania
francophilia
communism
spellingShingle voyage
guerre
Roumanie
francophilie
communisme
travel
war
Rumania
francophilia
communism
Bowd, Gavin
Patrick Leigh Fermor, Paul Morand and Rumania
description The ‘Great Trudge’ of 1933-1934 allowed Patrick Leigh Fermor to discover Rumania, which would later be evoked in Between the Woods and the Water (1986) and The Broken Road (2013). It was in Bucharest that the young Englishman made the life-changing discovery of a Francophile and aristocratic milieu which was also frequented by an established writer and diplomat, Paul Morand (1888-1976), himself married to a former Rumanian princess. Despite such an overlap of life and work, these major figures of travel writing have, until now, escaped comparison. Drawing upon published sources, but also the authors’ private papers, we will therefore explore these visitors’ representations of Rumania and the evolution of their long and passionate relationship with that country. Striking similarities apart, the biggest difference between these two travellers is, we argue, the time and purpose of their writing.
author Bowd, Gavin
author_facet Bowd, Gavin
author_sort Bowd, Gavin
title Patrick Leigh Fermor, Paul Morand and Rumania
title_short Patrick Leigh Fermor, Paul Morand and Rumania
title_full Patrick Leigh Fermor, Paul Morand and Rumania
title_fullStr Patrick Leigh Fermor, Paul Morand and Rumania
title_full_unstemmed Patrick Leigh Fermor, Paul Morand and Rumania
title_sort patrick leigh fermor, paul morand and rumania
publisher Viatica
publishDate 2023
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