Wanderlust by Rebecca Solnit
A cultural history of walking explores the ancient practice, from ancient Greece to the present, delving into Wordsworth, Gary Snyder, Rousseau, Jane Austen, and other cultural and literary icons to show how this basic activity has been imagined througout history.
Praise for Wanderlust:
“Solnit is an elegant essayist. . [she] joyfully trespasses across disciplines and genres, tracing a path through philosophy, paleontology, politics, religion, and literary criticism.”
—The New York Times
“A tour de force . . . Solnit's is a sinuous course propelled by abandon yet guided by a firm intelligence . . . she has a fine sense of paradoz that keeps her from prosletyzing . . . a writer of unflagging grace, has a remarkable ability to wrest meaning from the mundane.”
—San Francisco Chronicle
“[Solnit is] a rigorous polymath capable of stunning flashes of original thought . . . fascinating.”
—Los Angeles Weekly
“[Solnit's] words remind us of walking's simple joy and return us to a time when an aimless contemplative stroll was a daily activity, not a guilty pleasure.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“Solnit's thoughtful, thought-provoking, and delightful exploration of the seemingly mndane topic of walking offers an abundance of new ways to think . . . An entertaining and utterly compelling read, filled with facts and observations, written with elegance and eloquence.”
—San Francisco Bay Guardian
“Idiosyncratic and inspiring . . . Wanderlust is an anecdotal On the Road, a rambling woman's paean to the mind-body connection.”
—Voice Literary Supplement
“An erudite history of walking studded with arresting insights.”
—Elle
“Rich with brilliant observaiton and detail . . . full of beautiful aphorisms and leaps of imagination, a scholarship of evocation rather than definition.”
—Salon
“Solnit is an elegant essayist. . [she] joyfully trespasses across disciplines and genres, tracing a path through philosophy, paleontology, politics, religion, and literary criticism.”
—The New York Times
“A tour de force . . . Solnit's is a sinuous course propelled by abandon yet guided by a firm intelligence . . . she has a fine sense of paradoz that keeps her from prosletyzing . . . a writer of unflagging grace, has a remarkable ability to wrest meaning from the mundane.”
—San Francisco Chronicle
“[Solnit is] a rigorous polymath capable of stunning flashes of original thought . . . fascinating.”
—Los Angeles Weekly
“[Solnit's] words remind us of walking's simple joy and return us to a time when an aimless contemplative stroll was a daily activity, not a guilty pleasure.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“Solnit's thoughtful, thought-provoking, and delightful exploration of the seemingly mndane topic of walking offers an abundance of new ways to think . . . An entertaining and utterly compelling read, filled with facts and observations, written with elegance and eloquence.”
—San Francisco Bay Guardian
“Idiosyncratic and inspiring . . . Wanderlust is an anecdotal On the Road, a rambling woman's paean to the mind-body connection.”
—Voice Literary Supplement
“An erudite history of walking studded with arresting insights.”
—Elle
“Rich with brilliant observaiton and detail . . . full of beautiful aphorisms and leaps of imagination, a scholarship of evocation rather than definition.”
—Salon
Rebecca Solnit is the author of numerous books, including Hope in the Dark, River of Shadows: Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West, Wanderlust: A History of Walking, and As Eve Said to the Serpent: On Landscape, Gender, and Art, which was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism. In 2003, she received the prestigious Lannan Literary Award.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780140286014 |
| ISBN 10 | 0140286012 |
| Title | Wanderlust |
| Author | Rebecca Solnit |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2001-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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