The Lighted Window
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Homecoming, haunting, nostalgia, desire: these are some of the themes evoked by the beguiling motif of the lighted window in literature and art. In this innovative combination of place-writing, memoir and cultural study, Peter Davidson takes us on atmospheric walks through nocturnal cities in Britain, Europe and North America, and revisits the field paths of rural England.
Dimensions
23cm (9in) x 16cm (6in)
Features
notes
Homecoming, haunting, nostalgia, desire: these are some of the themes evoked by the beguiling motif of the lighted window in literature and art. In this innovative combination of place-writing, memoir and cultural study, Peter Davidson takes us on atmospheric walks through nocturnal cities in Britain, Europe and North America, and revisits the field paths of rural England.
Insights
Surveying a wide range of material, the book extends chronologically, from early romantic painting to contemporary fiction, and geographically, from the Low Countries to Japan.
Details & Care
- Publisher: Bodleian Publishing
- Hard cover
- ISBN: 9781851245147
- Number of pages: 224 pages
- 66 Colour illustrations
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