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The Resource Landmarks, Robert Macfarlane

Landmarks, Robert Macfarlane

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"In this, his fifth book, Macfarlane brilliantly explores the linguistic and literary terrain of our archipelago, from the Shetlands to Cornwall, and from Cumbria to Suffolk. Landmarks is a book about the power of language - 'strong style, single words' - to shape our sense of place. It is both a field guide to the literature he loves (Nan Shepherd, Roger Deakin and many more), and a 'word-hoard', gathering an astonishing archive of place-terms from old Norse to Anglo-Romani, living Norman to Hebridean Gaelic. Over the book's course, via its chapters, its glossaries and surprise of its postscript - we come to realize that words, well used, are not just a means to describe landscape, but also a way to know it, and to love it. If we lose the rich vernacular lexis of these islands, developed over centuries, then we also risk impoverishing our relationship with nature and place"--Dust jacket flap
Language
eng
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Instance
Label
Landmarks
Title
Landmarks
Statement of responsibility
Robert Macfarlane
Creator
Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"In this, his fifth book, Macfarlane brilliantly explores the linguistic and literary terrain of our archipelago, from the Shetlands to Cornwall, and from Cumbria to Suffolk. Landmarks is a book about the power of language - 'strong style, single words' - to shape our sense of place. It is both a field guide to the literature he loves (Nan Shepherd, Roger Deakin and many more), and a 'word-hoard', gathering an astonishing archive of place-terms from old Norse to Anglo-Romani, living Norman to Hebridean Gaelic. Over the book's course, via its chapters, its glossaries and surprise of its postscript - we come to realize that words, well used, are not just a means to describe landscape, but also a way to know it, and to love it. If we lose the rich vernacular lexis of these islands, developed over centuries, then we also risk impoverishing our relationship with nature and place"--Dust jacket flap
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CDX
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1976-
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Macfarlane, Robert
Dewey number
914.1/048612
Index
index present
LC call number
DA632
LC item number
.M3245 2015
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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  • Macfarlane, Robert
  • Macfarlane, Robert
  • Macfarlane, Robert
  • Macfarlane, Robert
  • Geography in literature
  • English language
  • Books and reading
  • English language
  • Geography in literature
  • Travel
  • British Isles
  • Europe
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Landmarks, Robert Macfarlane
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-373) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
x, 387 pages
Isbn
9780241146538
Lccn
2015375152
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • ocn904536854
  • (OCoLC)904536854
Label
Landmarks, Robert Macfarlane
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-373) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
x, 387 pages
Isbn
9780241146538
Lccn
2015375152
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • ocn904536854
  • (OCoLC)904536854

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