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Winter 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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Winter, Adam Gopnik
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- Released
- 2013
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- Title
- Winter
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Adam Gopnik
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Released
- 2013
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 1780874472
- ISBN13
- 9781780874470
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, History, True Stories, Science & Math, Nature, Philosophical Topics, Philosophy, Opinion Journalism & Essays, Environmental Themes, Ecology, Canada
- Rating
- 3.75 out of 5
- Description
- Winter 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.