![]() ![]() ![]() LM: This was fairly standard understanding of what we would call wilderness. SH: At the time in Europe, this was not at all an unusual way to feel about the mountains of Savoy - or any other wild place for that matter. There is a whole semantic field of fear and extremely loud noise that he associates with being in the mountains, which I think just reinforces this idea that you shall not pass. Horrible, furieuse is horrible and hideous. LM: These words I’ve circled mean ruinous, outrageous, inhospitable and proud, horrible, passersby are drowning, deceptive un horreur bruitive means a really loud horrible experience effrayer is extreme fear. ![]() SH: To Peletier, this nature is far from beautiful. It’s dangerous, it’s terrifying, stay put, stay in your place God created these mounts to be a barrier, and you should respect that. LM: What this poet says about mountains is that actually humans don’t belong there. She studies Peletier’s unorthodox wilderness writing. SH: Louisa Mackenzie, associate professor of comparative history of ideas at the University of Washington. Louisa Mackenzie: He’s describing the experience of going for a long walk in the mountains after a spring rain. Millions visit every year to see the nature Peletier wrote about. SH: It’s a long poem about the Savoy region in the French Alps, a place that has become prized for its beauty. Sam Harnett: This is “La Savoye,” a poem published by Jacques Peletier du Mans in 1572. Click to see the full transcript of the episodeĬ’est l’homme seul, qui rend le lieu spectable, ![]()
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