An Eastern European Traveler to Paradise. Los Angeles in Petru Comarnescu’s American Travelogue From 1934

• Authors: Georgiana Lolea
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Published in 1934, Petru Comarnescu’s American journal offers both a fresh take on the Californian milieu of the late 20s and the beginning of the 30s, and open-minded perspectives on the New World. The present paper analyzes how the Romanian intellectual put together the historical, social and cultural pieces of the complex city puzzle in his bold attempt at recreating the atmosphere of the chameleonic metropolis of Los Angeles.

Keywords

EN

Los Angeles; travelogue; journal; travel writing; Eastern Europe

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Romanian Journal of English Studies
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 254-262

Dates

published

2012-12-01

online

2013-02-21

Contributors

author

Georgiana Lolea

• West University of Timişoara

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10319-012-0024-9