ENG 2141 : Catharine Parr Traill.docx
Document Summary
Lakefield near peterborough: the backwoods of canada is a record of the settlers experience, composed of letters and journal entries, describes a british settlers impressions of north america and the challenges faced by settlers, letter 2 journey through the st. lawrence, monotony of the voyage, first sight of north america is newfoundland: brown, and rugged, and desolate. , first description of the coastline: mist and wilderness, consistently changing, comparisons with home, the picturesque, changing scenes from a moving point, note her language when describing the landscape, she grows weary of the river (aug. 8) requires changing scenery, the picturesque as aesthetic ideal in the 19th century, picturesque occupies the middle ground between beautiful and sublime changing scenery, irregularities, rough edges, all viewed from a safe distance, fit to be a picture influence of visual art, guidebooks (tour books) were very popular at the time.
