Rivermen : A Romantic Iconography of the River and the Source.
Title:
Rivermen : A Romantic Iconography of the River and the Source.
Author:
Colwell, Frederic S.
ISBN:
9780773562103
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (231 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Riverscapes: A Prologue -- 1 "One Perpetual Progress": The Wordsworthian River -- 2 Sources -- 3 The Guardian and the Spring -- 4 Stations on the Sacred River: Maid, Woman, Bower, and Wilderness -- 5 The English Nymph: Her Literary and Social History -- 6 Mistress of the Sounding Streams: Endymion -- 7 Diana's Train: Lamia, Belles Dames, and Deceiving Elves -- 8 Shelley's Anabasis: Heroic Landscape and the River Journey in Alastor -- 9 The Witch of Atlas and the Mythic Geography of the Nile -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
Abstract:
Rivers and their sources have captured the human imagination for centuries. Their special potential for both mystery and commerce has inspired writers, artists, scientists, and politicians throughout history. In both literature and art, riverscapes have traditionally been seen as more than simply geographic: their psychological and metaphysical aspects have often provided a source of myth.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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