Landscape and Memory"Opening a radically new and original path into history, Simon Schama explores the scenery of our Western culture, both real landscapes and landscapes of the mind that have given us our sense of homeland, the dark woods of our imagined origins. What unfolds is a series of compelling journeys through space and time: from the ancient woodland of Poland, a symbol over the centuries of national endurance, through the forest birthplace of the German psyche, to the Big Trees of Yosemite that gave a new nation its holy past. Through all of history, from pre-classical antiquity to the Third Reich and beyond, Schama uncovers the myths and memories that have stamped themselves on our most basic social instincts and institutions: territorial identity, the wild and domestic, mortality and immortality."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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Pagina 36
I thought of my father , looking stoically out at Hampstead Heath and reverting to
cricket metaphors before he died : “ When you ' ve had your innings , you ' ve had
your innings . ” The tombs themselves were being buried , sliding gently and ...
I thought of my father , looking stoically out at Hampstead Heath and reverting to
cricket metaphors before he died : “ When you ' ve had your innings , you ' ve had
your innings . ” The tombs themselves were being buried , sliding gently and ...
Pagina 38
I thought about King Stanislas Augustus Poniatowski , the last king of Poland ,
sending boxes of smoked bison to his mistress , the Russian empress Catherine
the Great , even as she whetted her appetite for Poland itself . I thought of Julius ...
I thought about King Stanislas Augustus Poniatowski , the last king of Poland ,
sending boxes of smoked bison to his mistress , the Russian empress Catherine
the Great , even as she whetted her appetite for Poland itself . I thought of Julius ...
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39 The king ' s achievement in braving ( though not slaying ) the monster and
getting back safely to the foot of the mountain was so extraordinary , thought the
friar , that it could only be compared to the feats of Alexander . A winningly naive
tale ...
39 The king ' s achievement in braving ( though not slaying ) the monster and
getting back safely to the foot of the mountain was so extraordinary , thought the
friar , that it could only be compared to the feats of Alexander . A winningly naive
tale ...
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LANDSCAPE AND MEMORY
Gebruikersrecensie - KirkusWith this fascinating, encyclopedic survey of cultural landscapes, Schama (Dead Certainties, 1991, etc.) demonstrates once again just why he holds a charmed place in the literature of historical ... Volledige review lezen
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Gebruikersrecensie - JayLivernois - LibraryThingI find this a hard book to finish. It is one of those books it seems difficult to get into although the material is interesting and the thought good. Volledige review lezen
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