Winter: Five Windows on the Season (CBC Massey Lectures)

by Adam Gopnik

Winter takes us on an intimate tour of the artists, poets, composers, writers, explorers, scientists and thinkers who helped shape a new and modern idea of winter. We learn how literature heralds the arrival of the middle class; how snow science leads to existential questions of God and our place in the world; how the race to the poles marks the human drive to imprint meaning on a blank space. Offering a kaleidoscopic take on the season, Winter is a homage to an idea of a season and a journey through the modern imagination.

• ISBN10: 1780874472
• ISBN13: 9781780874470
• Publish Date: 26 September 2013 (first published 1 January 2011)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Quercus Publishing
• Imprint: riverrun
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 288
• Language: English

Reviews

[Lianne]

I wasn't sure what to expect from this book when I first heard of it, but Gopnik wrote his essays in a way that really does explore the different ways we perceive winter through various recreational, artistic and historical developments. I highly enjoyed it and definitely recommend it. You could read my full commentary on my blog: http://www.rulethewaves.net/blog/?p=3432