The present paper aims to investigate the role that the preface as peritext plays in 18th-century German-language travel writings through the analysis of Georg Forster’s preface to his Reise um die Welt (1777, English Transl: Voyage Around the World). Georg Forster and his father took part in James Cook’s second voyage around the world (1772-1775) with the task of describing the journey. When they returned to England, Foster’s father was prohibited from writing this narrative, so the young Georg decided to describe the journey in his place and published it six weeks before Cook’s official report. A year later he translated his work into German. The preface of the German edition is interesting in many ways: Forster wrote it following the fashion of the time, when the preface was a binding part of the work. In this preface, he explains his ideas and how the work was conceived, while putting himself and his work on the scientific map of his time.
Il presente lavoro si pone l'obiettivo di analizzare il ruolo che il paravento ha nella letteratura odeporica in lingua tedesca del XVIII attraverso lo studio della prefazione di Georg Forster a, Reise um die Welt (1777). Assieme al padre, il giovane Forster prese parte al secondo viaggio attorno al mondo di James Cook (1772-1775) con il compito di descrivere questo viaggio. Al ritorno in Inghilterra, viene proibito al padre di scrivere il resoconto di viaggio, così il giovane Forster decide di descrivere il viaggio al suo posto e e riesce a pubblicarlo sei mesi prima del resoconto ufficiale. La prima stesura è in inglese, l'anno seguente pubblica il lavoro anche in tedesco. La prefazione all'edizione tedesca è interessante sotto molteplici punti di vista: Forster la scrisse seguendo la moda del tempo quando essa era considerata un elemento fondamentale dell'epoca e qui egli spiega le sue idee e come ha concepito il suo lavoro, inserendosi, in questo modo, nell'ambiente scientifico dell'epoca.
Vorreden in deutschen Reiseberichten des 18. Jahrhunderts – eine kulturhistorische Analyse der Vorrede zu Georg Forsters Reise um die Welt, / Ferron, Isabella. - In: STUDI GERMANICI. - ISSN 0039-2952. - (2022), pp. 47-61.
Vorreden in deutschen Reiseberichten des 18. Jahrhunderts – eine kulturhistorische Analyse der Vorrede zu Georg Forsters Reise um die Welt,
Isabella Ferron
2022
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The present paper aims to investigate the role that the preface as peritext plays in 18th-century German-language travel writings through the analysis of Georg Forster’s preface to his Reise um die Welt (1777, English Transl: Voyage Around the World). Georg Forster and his father took part in James Cook’s second voyage around the world (1772-1775) with the task of describing the journey. When they returned to England, Foster’s father was prohibited from writing this narrative, so the young Georg decided to describe the journey in his place and published it six weeks before Cook’s official report. A year later he translated his work into German. The preface of the German edition is interesting in many ways: Forster wrote it following the fashion of the time, when the preface was a binding part of the work. In this preface, he explains his ideas and how the work was conceived, while putting himself and his work on the scientific map of his time.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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