Hemispheres and Stratospheres The Idea and Experience of Distance in the International Enlightenment |
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| Editor:
| Cope, Kevin L. |
| Contribution by:
| Cope, Kevin L.
Lund, Roger D.
Stargard, William
Czennia, Bärbel
Singh, Brijraj
Chakravarty, Chandrava
Mann, Rachel
Thompson, Phyllis |
| Series title: | Transits: Literature, Thought and Culture, 1650-1850 Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-68448-203-0 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2020 |
| Publisher: | Bucknell University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $250.00 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionRecognizing 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.
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