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<p> 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.</p>
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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.

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

Romanian Journal of English Studies

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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...

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

Pubblicato online: 21 feb 2013

Pagine: 254 - 262

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10319-012-0024-9

Parole chiave
Los Angeles, travelogue, journal, travel writing, Eastern Europe

© 2012 by Versita

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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

Pubblicato online: 21 feb 2013

Pagine: 254 - 262

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10319-012-0024-9

Parole chiaveLos Angeles, travelogue, journal, travel writing, Eastern Europe

© 2012 by Versita

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
Los Angeles, travelogue, journal, travel writing, Eastern Europe