Imparting of Polar Research to the 1880’s Public

The International Polar Year 1881/1882 marks a significant change in writing about the Arctic to the middle classes of central Europe. Up to that time many of these reports had been thrilling, dramatizing, and had glorified the own nation. Following the Polar Year, writing gradually became less emot...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Reinhard Mook
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2008-02-01
Series:Nordlit: Tidsskrift i litteratur og kultur
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Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlit/article/view/1231