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September 10, 2025Acta Iassyensia ComparationisOpen Access

Desires Born as Imperatives. The Temptation of Gratuitous Luxuriance in Colonial Travel Memoirs on Timor

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EŁEwa Łukaszyk

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Overview

Analysis uncovers alluring imagery in colonial travel memoirs about Timor, highlighting temptations and labour exploitation.

Key Points

  • The analysis reveals the alluring imagery in Portuguese travel memoirs about Timor, juxtaposing temptation with exploitation.
  • Two travel memoirs, Braga’s and Osório de Castro’s, depict a contrast between tropical abundance and the colonial imposition of labour.
  • The texts illustrate a disconnection from the material reality of local communities, reducing them to unrestrained lifestyles.
  • A significant contrast is drawn between gratuitous luxuriance and the colonial drive for production and commercialization of luxury items.

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Ewa Łukaszyk (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1a13a54b1d3bfb60dca28https://doi.org/10.47743/aic-2025-1-0008
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