The various figures of Mountains in Humboldt’s Science and Rhetoric

Though mountains are mentioned almost everywhere in Humboldt’s narratives, none of his writings was specifically dedicated to mountains as a type of landform, milieu, or category of knowledge. Aiming to contribute to a greater understanding of Humboldt’s worldview, this essay strives to explain why...

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Main Author: Bernard Debarbieux
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Unité Mixte de Recherche 8504 Géographie-cités 2012-08-01
Series:Cybergeo
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/cybergeo/25488