Description
Mountains of the Mind is a soaring blend of cultural history, reflective memoir, and meditative wonder that traces how human beings have learned to see mountains—from fear and hostility to awe and reverence. Following the author’s own encounters with high places, it also maps the shifting stories of exploration and ambition that have shaped our fascination with summits. Rich with themes of perception, obsession, and the psychological pull of the sublime, the book asks what mountains do to the mind as much as what people do to the mountains. Written in Robert Macfarlane’s distinctive lyrical, essayistic style, it reads like a love letter to wilderness and a thoughtful history of the longing that keeps drawing us upward.
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ebook
Granta & Portobello Books
Published Jan 1, 2009
324 pages
ISBN: 9781847081575
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First Published
2003
Language
eng
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