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Urien’s Voyage
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Urien’s Voyage

work by Gide
Also known as: “Le Voyage d’Urien”
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Le Voyage d'Urien, or Urien's Voyage, is a work by the French writer André Gide, published in 1893. It belongs to Gide's Symbolist period, influenced by the aesthetic theories of Stéphane Mallarmé. The work is a prose poem that explores themes of self-discovery and liberation, reflecting Gide's personal journey away from the strictures of his Protestant upbringing and his exploration of his own impulses and desires. This period also saw Gide's travels to North Africa, which significantly impacted his moral and sexual awakening.1

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  2. The Immoralist
  3. French literature - Gide

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