Winter: Five Windows on the SeasonWinter takes us on an intimate tour of the artists, poets, composers, writers, explorers, scientists and thinkers who helped shape a new and modern idea of winter. We learn how literature heralds the arrival of the middle class; how snow science leads to existential questions of God and our place in the world; how the race to the poles marks the human drive to imprint meaning on a blank space. Offering a kaleidoscopic take on the season, Winter is a homage to an idea of a season and a journey through the modern imagination. |
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User Review - ParadisePorch - LibraryThingI chose to read this collection of Massey Lectures broadcast on CBC Radio to satisfy the Keyword Challenge hosted by Bev at My Reader’s Block. I also thought that with some insight on this frigid ... Read full review
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| Title | Winter: Five Windows on the Season |
| Author | Adam Gopnik |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing, 2012 |
| ISBN | 1780874464, 9781780874463 |
| Length | 288 pages |
| Subjects | › Literary Collections / Essays |
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