
Journey to the Maghreb and Andalusia, 1832
The Travel Notebooks and Other Writings
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Journey to the Maghreb and Andalusia, 1832
The Travel Notebooks and Other Writings
About this book
In 1832, Eugène Delacroix accompanied a French diplomatic mission to Morocco, the first leg of a journey through the Maghreb and Andalusia that left an indelible impression on the painter. This comprehensive, annotated English-language translation of his notes and essays about this formative trip makes available a classic example of travel writing about the "Orient" from the era and provides a unique picture of the region against the backdrop of the French conquest of Algeria.
Delacroix's travels in Morocco, Algeria, and southern Spain led him to discover a culture about which he had held only imperfect and stereotypical ideas and provided a rich store of images that fed his imagination forever after. He wrote extensively about these experiences in several stunningly beautiful notebooks, noting the places he visited, routes he followed, scenes he observed, and people he encountered. Later, Delacroix wrote two articles about the trip, "A Jewish Wedding in Morocco" and the recently discovered "Memories of a Visit to Morocco," in which he shared these extraordinary experiences, revealing how deeply influential the trip was to his art and career.
Never before translated into English, Journey to the Maghreb and Andalusia, 1832 includes Delacroix's two articles, four previously known travel notebooks, fragments of two additional, recently discovered notebooks, and numerous notes and drafts. Michèle Hannoosh supplements these with an insightful introduction, full critical notes, appendices, and biographies, creating an essential volume for scholars and readers interested in Delacroix, French art history, Northern Africa, and nineteenth-century travel and culture.
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Table of contents
- COVER Front
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter1: Memories of a Visit to Morocco
- Chapter2: A Jewish Wedding in Morocco
- Chapter3: Notebooks
- Chapter4: Marginalia to Memories of a Visit to Morocco
- Chapter5: Notes and Drafts for Memories of a Visit to Morocco
- Biographies
- Bibliography
- Index