Makings of the Sea : Journey, Doubt and Nostalgia / John Baldacchino.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baldacchino, John, author.

Series:

Mediterranea (Piscataway (N.J.)) ; 1.

Mediterranea ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mediterranean Region--Civilization--20th century.

Mediterranean Region.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 167 pages).

Place of Publication:

Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, [2010]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Makings of the Sea is an inquiry into the makings of the Mediterranean imagination in the 20th century, focusing on specific cases in the visual and performing arts, music and literature. It also questions a number of populist perceptions of the Mediterranean and its cultures. Following a thematic structure that falls broadly under the headings of journey, doubt and nostalgia, this is an essay on Mediterranean aesthetics.

Contents:

Frontmatter

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

INTRODUCTION

1. TOUCHED HORIZONS

2. BODIES OF MEMORY

3. PRIVATE SHORES

4. A HOLE IN THE SKY

5. EVERYDAY'S HERESY

6. IN THE POISE OF WATER AND HILL

7. ON MEDITERRANEAN AESTHETICS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Apr 2019)

ISBN:

9781463213275

1463213271

OCLC:

1100432772