Landscape and MemoryA.A. Knopf, 1995 - 652 pagina's "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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... least that of the Celtic yew , which still decorates Devonian churchyards as an emblem of immortality . But it's at least as plausible to offer an opposite interpretation , namely , that his familiarity with local animism may have given ...
... least that of the Celtic yew , which still decorates Devonian churchyards as an emblem of immortality . But it's at least as plausible to offer an opposite interpretation , namely , that his familiarity with local animism may have given ...
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... least the sev- enth century , then , many monasteries were established in woodlands not as retreats but to take advantage of the thriving natural economy , and left their marks on place names like Waldkirch and Klosterwald . " Which is ...
... least the sev- enth century , then , many monasteries were established in woodlands not as retreats but to take advantage of the thriving natural economy , and left their marks on place names like Waldkirch and Klosterwald . " Which is ...
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... least , a grave infraction of the borough bylaws ? When we finally heaved up the iron door , a fearsome smell at once rose from the darkness and punched us in the face . It seemed to have been brewed from rancid mud and ordure , and was ...
... least , a grave infraction of the borough bylaws ? When we finally heaved up the iron door , a fearsome smell at once rose from the darkness and punched us in the face . It seemed to have been brewed from rancid mud and ordure , and was ...
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The Detour | 23 |
CHAPTER ONE In the Realm of the Lithuanian Bison | 37 |
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