Mapping the Invisible Landscape - Folklore, Writing, and the Sense of Place

Travelling across the invisible landscape in which we imaginatively dwell, Kent Ryden - himself a most careful listener and reader - asks the following questions. What categories of meaning do we read into our surroundings? What forms of expression serve as the most reliable maps to understanding those meanings?

Riassunto

Travelling across the invisible landscape in which we imaginatively dwell, Kent Ryden - himself a most careful listener and reader - asks the following questions. What categories of meaning do we read into our surroundings? What forms of expression serve as the most reliable maps to understanding those meanings?

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Kent C. Ryden
• Editore: University Of Iowa Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.06.1993
• EAN: 9780877454144
• ISBN: 978-0-87745-414-4
• Pagine: 326
• Dimensioni: 242 mm x 154 mm x 23 mm
• Peso: 480 g
• Illustrazioni: illustrations, maps
• Serie: American Land and Life; American Land & Life Series; American Land & Life Series; American Land and Life; American Land & Life
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata