Hemispheres and Stratospheres

The Idea and Experience of Distance in the International Enlightenment

262 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.  

• ISBN: 9781684482023
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 18.12.2020
• Größe: 235 x 156 mm
• Verlag: Bucknell University Press
• Herausgegeben von: Kevin L Cope