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The idea of north / Peter Davidson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Davidson, Peter, 1957-
- Series:
- Topographics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- North (The word).
- Geographical perception.
- Physical Description:
- 271 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Reaktion, 2005.
- Summary:
- Everyone has their own idea of North and what it means. This book considers the mythologies and representations inspired by the idea of a northerly goal. From the Snow Queen and ghost stories, to memories of Arctic exploration and Nabokov's nostalgias, it is a book about the variable meanings of north. It discusses spaces as far apart as Canada and Japan, and takes in writers, artists and film-makers such as Auden, Ravilious and Bergman.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-268).
- ISBN:
- 1861892306
- OCLC:
- 56652267
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