The Quest Motif in the Travelogues and Memoirs of Migrant Writers

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  • Deborah Saidero Università degli Studi di Udine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53154/Oltreoceano3

Parole chiave:

quest motif, travel writing, migration

Abstract

Drawing on the analysis of travelogues and creative non-fiction by migrant subjects, this essay explores the multifaceted symbolic and metaphorical patterns of the quest motif, intended both as an anthropological urge for discovery and knowledge and as a more intimate psychological need to reshape identity and come to terms with the past and present.


Il motivo della quest nei racconti di viaggio e nelle memorie dei soggetti migranti
Attraverso l’analisi di racconti di viaggio e memorie autobiografiche di soggetti migranti, si esplorano i molteplici significati simbolici e metaforici del viaggio, inteso sia come necessità antropologica di scoperta e conoscenza, sia come un più intimo bisogno psicologico di riplasmare l’identità e confrontarsi con il passato e presente.

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Pubblicato

29.04.2021

Come citare

Saidero, D. (2021). The Quest Motif in the Travelogues and Memoirs of Migrant Writers. Oltreoceano - Rivista Sulle Migrazioni, (17), 71–78. https://doi.org/10.53154/Oltreoceano3