Nature and identity in the 19th century South American thought: the case of Domingo Faustino Sarmiento and his journey to Montevideo

<em>In the past years, historiography of South America has focused on the study of discourse in identity formation, a fact that stresses the importance of the idea of nature in narratives by several Latin-American thinkers and writers. Following this framework, this article aims at identifying...

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Main Author: Liz Andrea Dalfre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Essentia Editora IFFluminense 2013-10-01
Series:Vértices
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Online Access:http://essentiaeditora.iff.edu.br/index.php/vertices/article/view/3537
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Summary:<em>In the past years, historiography of South America has focused on the study of discourse in identity formation, a fact that stresses the importance of the idea of nature in narratives by several Latin-American thinkers and writers. Following this framework, this article aims at identifying and thinking about some elements related to the idea o nature and identity based on the narrative of the journey made by Argentinian writer Domingo Faustino Sarmiento to Montevideo in 1846.</em>
ISSN:1415-2843
1809-2667