Bibliograph

Arctic dreams, imagination and desire in a northern landscape, Barry Lopez

Type

Label

Arctic dreams, imagination and desire in a northern landscape, Barry Lopez

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-448) and index

Illustrations

maps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Arctic dreams

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

48071476

Responsibility statement

Barry Lopez

resource.studyProgramName

Reading Counts RC, 9-12, 9.0, 36.0, 577.

Sub title

imagination and desire in a northern landscape

Summary

This book is an account of the history, ecology, and mystique of the arctic region. The author offers a thorough examination of this obscure world, its terrain, its wildlife, its history of Eskimo natives and intrepid explorers who have arrived on their icy shores. But what turns this marvelous work of natural history into a breathtaking study of profound originality is his unique meditation on how the landscape can shape our imagination, desires, and dreams. Its prose as hauntingly pure as the land it describes, and is nothing less than an indelible classic of modern literature

Table Of Contents

Pond's Bay, Baffin Island -- Arktikos -- Banks Island: Ovibos moschatus -- Tornarssuk: Ursus maritimus -- Lancaster Sound: Monodon monoceros -- Migration: the corridors of breath -- Ice and light -- The country of the mind -- The intent of monks -- A northern passage -- Saint Lawrence Island, Bering Sea

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