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The road to Egdon Heath [[electronic resource] ] : the aesthetics of the great in nature / / Richard Bevis
| The road to Egdon Heath [[electronic resource] ] : the aesthetics of the great in nature / / Richard Bevis |
| Autore | Bevis Richard W |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | xv, 409 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; ; 24 cm |
| Disciplina | 809/.9336 |
| Collana | McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas |
| Soggetto topico |
Nature (Aesthetics)
Nature in literature Landscapes in literature |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-85538-7
9786612855382 0-7735-6753-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454222003321 |
Bevis Richard W
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| Montreal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1999 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The road to Egdon Heath [[electronic resource] ] : the aesthetics of the great in nature / / Richard Bevis
| The road to Egdon Heath [[electronic resource] ] : the aesthetics of the great in nature / / Richard Bevis |
| Autore | Bevis Richard W |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | xv, 409 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; ; 24 cm |
| Disciplina | 809/.9336 |
| Collana | McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas |
| Soggetto topico |
Nature (Aesthetics)
Nature in literature Landscapes in literature |
| ISBN |
1-282-85538-7
9786612855382 0-7735-6753-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Tempe and Thule -- Underpinnings -- The Great as Aesthetic Category -- Knowing the Planet: Early Travel and Exploration -- Coming to Terms: Philosophy, Religion, and Science -- Recognizing Greatness: The Eighteenth Century -- The Great and the Sublime: British Aesthetics -- Wild Writing: The Great in Georgian Literature -- Breaking Loose: European Developments to Goethe -- Enlarged Views: English Travel and Exploration -- From Sublimity to Barrenness: The Romantic Period -- Mind and Earth: Philosophy and Science -- Poetic Feet: England’s Peripatetic Bards -- Landscapes in Prose: Fiction and Travel -- Science and Sensibility: The Nineteenth Century -- “Go and See”: Lyell, Geology, and Belief -- “What Is Nature?” Some Influential Views, 1830–70 -- Leaving Blanks: American Novelists and the Great -- The Naked Truth: Desert Travel, 1830–70 -- Mighty Fortresses: The Meanings of Mountains, 1830–70 -- The Arctic Saga: Polar Exploration, 1830–67 -- Desert Souls: The Great and Barren in European Literature, 1830–66 -- On the Beach: Victorian Writers by the Sea of Doubt -- On the Heath: The 1870s -- The Heath Revisited -- Chronological Table -- Lexicon -- Works Cited -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782715703321 |
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Bevis Richard W
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| Montreal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1999 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The road to Egdon Heath : the aesthetics of the great in nature / / Richard Bevis
| The road to Egdon Heath : the aesthetics of the great in nature / / Richard Bevis |
| Autore | Bevis Richard W |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | xv, 409 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; ; 24 cm |
| Disciplina | 809/.9336 |
| Collana | McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas |
| Soggetto topico |
Nature (Aesthetics)
Nature in literature Landscapes in literature |
| ISBN |
1-282-85538-7
9786612855382 0-7735-6753-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Tempe and Thule -- Underpinnings -- The Great as Aesthetic Category -- Knowing the Planet: Early Travel and Exploration -- Coming to Terms: Philosophy, Religion, and Science -- Recognizing Greatness: The Eighteenth Century -- The Great and the Sublime: British Aesthetics -- Wild Writing: The Great in Georgian Literature -- Breaking Loose: European Developments to Goethe -- Enlarged Views: English Travel and Exploration -- From Sublimity to Barrenness: The Romantic Period -- Mind and Earth: Philosophy and Science -- Poetic Feet: England’s Peripatetic Bards -- Landscapes in Prose: Fiction and Travel -- Science and Sensibility: The Nineteenth Century -- “Go and See”: Lyell, Geology, and Belief -- “What Is Nature?” Some Influential Views, 1830–70 -- Leaving Blanks: American Novelists and the Great -- The Naked Truth: Desert Travel, 1830–70 -- Mighty Fortresses: The Meanings of Mountains, 1830–70 -- The Arctic Saga: Polar Exploration, 1830–67 -- Desert Souls: The Great and Barren in European Literature, 1830–66 -- On the Beach: Victorian Writers by the Sea of Doubt -- On the Heath: The 1870s -- The Heath Revisited -- Chronological Table -- Lexicon -- Works Cited -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815967703321 |
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Bevis Richard W
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| Montreal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1999 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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