« De l’usage des sensations dans les récits de voyage de l’époque moderne »

Résumé :

This article explores the challenges of writing about sensations in several early modern travel narratives (Léry, 1578; Tavernier, 1676; Challe, 1721) and their implications, in light of the contributions of phenomenology. Often, descriptions of sensations serve as markers of autopsy or “operators of belief” (Hartog) intended to authenticate the veracity of the testimony, but they can also be genuine clues to the experience itself, thus providing a window into the traveler's consciousness.