Voyage autour de ma chambre
Maistre, Xavier de, 1763-1852
Voyage autour de ma chambre - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Œuvres complètes, nouvelle édition, revue par l'auteur, Tome Premier. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Journey_Around_My_Room Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyage_autour_de_ma_chambre Release date is 2012-07-15
Produced by Anne Dreze, Annemie Arnst & Marc D'Hooghe Produced by Anne Dreze, Annemie Arnst & Marc D'Hooghe
"Voyage autour de ma chambre" by Xavier de Maistre is a book written in 1794. Confined to his room for 42 days as punishment for fighting an illegal duel, de Maistre transforms his sentence into a whimsical travelogue. Written in the style of an 18th-century travel narrative, he chronicles his "journey" around his furniture and possessions, discovering wonder in everyday surroundings. Through imaginary dialogues, reflections on his absent love, and meditations on paintings, de Maistre argues that true pleasure depends not on exotic destinations but on one's own mindset. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
French literature
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Voyage autour de ma chambre - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Œuvres complètes, nouvelle édition, revue par l'auteur, Tome Premier. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Journey_Around_My_Room Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyage_autour_de_ma_chambre Release date is 2012-07-15
Produced by Anne Dreze, Annemie Arnst & Marc D'Hooghe Produced by Anne Dreze, Annemie Arnst & Marc D'Hooghe
"Voyage autour de ma chambre" by Xavier de Maistre is a book written in 1794. Confined to his room for 42 days as punishment for fighting an illegal duel, de Maistre transforms his sentence into a whimsical travelogue. Written in the style of an 18th-century travel narrative, he chronicles his "journey" around his furniture and possessions, discovering wonder in everyday surroundings. Through imaginary dialogues, reflections on his absent love, and meditations on paintings, de Maistre argues that true pleasure depends not on exotic destinations but on one's own mindset. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
French literature
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