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Geographical Analysis of Spatial Description of the Edgar Allan Poe's Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym

  • Journal of the Korean Cartographic Association
  • Abbr : JKCA
  • 2019, 19(3), pp.43~56
  • Publisher : The Korean Cartographic Association
  • Research Area : Social Science > Geography > Geography in general > Cartography
  • Received : November 19, 2019
  • Accepted : December 9, 2019
  • Published : December 31, 2019

JUNG,IN-CHUL 1

1부산대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to consider the spatial description of Poe's The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, from a geographic point of view. To do this, we first looked at the geographic content mentioned in the novel in chronological order. Secondly, the spatial context of the citation of Antarctic exploration data was examined through contemporary published maps. Third, the route of sailing over the Antarctic Circle is displayed on the map published in the same period, and the spatial context of the route is examined. Fourth, the source and citation intentions of the geographic data Poe used were analyzed. Finally we considered the relationship between the white curtain of the South mentioned at the end of the novel and Hollow earth theory. The results confirm that the spatial description of the novel is based on Symmes’ hollow earth theory and Morrell's journal.

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