EAN: 9788027382477

ACROSS PATAGONIA - FLORENCE LADY DIXIE TASCHENBUCH

Across Patagonia is a travel narrative written by Lady Florence Dixie  Scottish writer and
feminist. She left her aristocratic life and her children behind in England  and set out to
travel  accompanied by her two brothers  her husband  and a family friend who served as a
guide. Dixie debated going elsewhere  but chose Patagonia because few Europeans had ever set
foot there. Dixie paints a picture of the landscape using techniques reminiscent of the
Romantic tradition of William Wordsworth and others  using emotion and physical sensation to
connect to the natural world. While she describes the land as uninviting and feared territory 
Dixie's actions demonstrate that survival in a wild land requires both strength and agency.
During her travels in Patagonia  Dixie is active  hardy  and resilient  rejecting Victorian
gender constructs that depicted women as weak and in need of protection.

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