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Of Bridges - A Poetic and Philosophical Account (Hardcover)
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Of Bridges - A Poetic and Philosophical Account (Hardcover)
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Offers a philosophical history of bridges-both literal bridges and
their symbolic counterparts-and the acts of cultural connection
they embody. "Always," wrote Philip Larkin, "it is by bridges that
we live." Bridges represent our aspirations to connect, to soar
across divides. And it is the unfinished business of these
aspirations that makes bridges such stirring sights, especially
when they are marvels of ingenuity. A rich compendium of myths,
superstitions, and literary and ideological figurations, Of Bridges
organizes a poetic and philosophical history of bridges into nine
thematic clusters. Leaping in lucid prose between distant times and
places, Thomas Harrison questions why bridges are built and where
they lead. He probes links forged by religion between life's
transience and eternity as well as the consolidating ties of music,
illustrated by the case of the blues. He investigates bridges in
poetry, as flash points in war, and the megabridges of our
globalized world. He illuminates real and symbolic crossings facing
migrants each day and the affective connections that make persons
and societies cohere. In readings of literature, film, philosophy,
and art, Harrison engages in a profound reflection on how bridges
form and transform cultural communities. Of Bridges is a
mesmerizing, vertiginous tale of bridges both visible and
invisible, both lived and imagined.
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