The Art of Wandering by Merlin Coverley
The Art of Wandering is a history of that curious hybrid, the writer as walker. From the Ancient world to the modern day, the role of the walker continues to evolve, from philosopher and pilgrim, vagrant and visionary, to experimentalist and radical. From Rousseau and De Quincey to Virginia Woolf and Werner Herzog, this seemingly innocuous activity has inspired a literary tradition encompassing philosophy and poetry, the novel and the manifesto. Today, this figure has returned to the forefront of the public imagination, as writers and walkers follow in the footsteps of earlier generations. For the walker is once again on the march, seeking out new territory and recording new impressions of the landscape. Newly revised and updated, The Art of Wandering explores these adventures on foot. Every walk can be expressed as a story narrated by the walker; it is these stories and the lives of those who walked them which are examined here.
This is a real eye opener of a book and one I would recommend to anyone -- Harri Roberts * Outdoor Focus Magazine *
Path to enlightenment: how walking inspires writers -- Billy Mills * The Guardian *
A brisk history of why and in what ways writers have walked -- David Sexton * Evening Standard *
Coverley's approach is an enlightening oneCovering an astounding amount of material, both well-known and cult writers feature with equal prominence; from Baudelaire, Blake, Whitman and Rimbaud, to the lesser-known Papadimitriou and Walser -- Declan Tan * Huffington Post UK *
Splendid, scholarly and suffused with evocative stories and biographical sketches, Coverley's book not only proffers pleasure and diversion but also potently explores the historical significance of the art of walking * Booklist *
Path to enlightenment: how walking inspires writers -- Billy Mills * The Guardian *
A brisk history of why and in what ways writers have walked -- David Sexton * Evening Standard *
Coverley's approach is an enlightening oneCovering an astounding amount of material, both well-known and cult writers feature with equal prominence; from Baudelaire, Blake, Whitman and Rimbaud, to the lesser-known Papadimitriou and Walser -- Declan Tan * Huffington Post UK *
Splendid, scholarly and suffused with evocative stories and biographical sketches, Coverley's book not only proffers pleasure and diversion but also potently explores the historical significance of the art of walking * Booklist *
Merlin Coverley is the author of seven books: London Writing, Psychogeography, Occult London, Utopia, The Art of Wandering, South and Hauntology. He lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780857305374 |
| ISBN 10 | 0857305379 |
| Title | The Art of Wandering |
| Author | Merlin Coverley |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oldcastle Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2022-10-19 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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