Fascinated by the Orient, Gérard de Nerval is nevertheless, according to Edward Saïd, the least orientalist of all the writers from his century. The exalted narrator of Voyage en Orient tries to find a place in harmony with his readings and his spiritual aspirations. He dreams of having his own Arabian Nights-style life, comparing his adventures to the ones in those sorts of Arab tales. He idealizes the origin of the expressions of religiosity he discovers. His desires for communion and fraternity lead him to a Romantic Islam.
CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques