South

Artists and writers have long felt the lure of the South. Goethe was revitalised by his journey to Italy; Nietzsche took flight southwards to begin his life anew, while DH Lawrence sought the health-giving southern sun in Sicily and Sardinia. The South Seas cast a spell over Stevenson, Melville and Gauguin, while it was the frozen South...

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 24 May 2018
Publisher: Oldcastle Books Ltd

Artists and writers from the colder climes of northern Europe have long been drawn to the South of the continent, with figures such as Goethe, Nietzsche, DH Lawrence, Herman Melville, Robert Louis Stevenson, Paul Gauguin, John Muir, Jack Kerouac, Jorge Luis Borges, and Coleridge, Poe, and Lovecraft all having been captivated by its allure. The South is the first book to explore all aspects of the South in one volume, examining its symbolism as a symbol of freedom and escape, as well as the repository for many of our deepest unconscious fears and desires. It also charts the history of the South as the chosen location for the utopian visions of the North, from the beaches of Tahiti to the streets of Buenos Aires, from Naples to New Orleans. Merlin Coverley's brilliant and wide-ranging study sheds light on the ways in which the idea of the South has come to exert such a powerful hold on our collective imaginations.

Artists and writers from the colder climes of northern Europe have long been drawn to the South of the continent, with figures such as Goethe, Nietzsche, DH Lawrence, Herman Melville, Robert Louis Stevenson, Paul Gauguin, John Muir, Jack Kerouac, Jorge Luis Borges, and Coleridge, Poe, and Lovecraft all having been captivated by its allure. The South is the first book to explore all aspects of the South in one volume, examining its symbolism as a symbol of freedom and escape, as well as the repository for many of our deepest unconscious fears and desires. It also charts the history of the South as the chosen location for the utopian visions of the North, from the beaches of Tahiti to the streets of Buenos Aires, from Naples to New Orleans. Merlin Coverley's brilliant and wide-ranging study sheds light on the ways in which the idea of the South has come to exert such a powerful hold on our collective imaginations.

Weight: 246g
Dimension: 129 x 196 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780857301390
Edition number: 2nd Second Edition, Second ed.