In 1985 Boria Sax inherited an area of forest in New York State
that had been purchased by his Russian, Jewish Communist
grandparents as a buffer against what they felt was a hostile
world. For Sax, in the years following, the woodland came to
represent a link with those who lived and had lived there,
including Native Americans, settlers, bears, deer, turtles and
migrating birds. In this personal and eloquent account, Sax
explores the meanings and cultural history of forests from
prehistory to the present, taking in Gilgamesh, Virgil, Dante, the
Gawain poet, medieval alchemists, the Brothers Grimm, the Hudson
River painters, Latin American folklore, contemporary African
novelists and much more. Combining lyricism with contemporary
scholarship, Sax opens new emotional, intellectual and
environmental perspectives on the storied history of the forest.
General
Imprint: |
Reaktion Books
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
December 2023 |
Authors: |
Boria Sax
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
320 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-78914-790-2 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-78914-790-5 |
Barcode: |
9781789147902 |
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