| Hemispheres and Stratospheres: The Idea and Experience of Distance in the International Enlightenment Contributor(s): Cope, Kevin L. (Editor), Lund, Roger D. (Contribution by), Stargard, William (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 168448202X ISBN-13: 9781684482023 Publisher: Bucknell University Press OUR PRICE: $142.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Modern - 18th Century - History | Modern - 18th Century - Social Science | Human Geography |
| Dewey: 700.42 |
| LCCN: 2019055968 |
| Physical Information: 262 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Recognizing distance as a central concern of the Enlightenment, this volume offers eight essays on distance in art and literature; on cultural transmission and exchange over distance; and on distance as a topic in science, a theme in literature, and a central issue in modern research methods. Through studies of landscape gardens, architecture, imaginary voyages, transcontinental philosophical exchange, and cosmological poetry, Hemispheres and Stratospheres unfurls the early history of a distance culture that influences our own era of global information exchange, long-haul flights, colossal skyscrapers, and space tourism. Published by Bucknell University Press. Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press. |