A philosophy of walking
Gros, Frédéric2023
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Frédéric Gros charts the many different ways we get from A to B - the pilgrimage, the promenade, the protest march, the nature ramble - and shows what it tells us about ourselves. He draws attention to other thinkers who also saw walking as a central part of their practice, and ponders over things like why Henry David Thoreau entered Walden Woods in pursuit of the wilderness, the reason Rimbaud walked in a fury while Nerval rambled to cure his melancholy.
Main title:
A philosophy of walking / Frédéric Gros ; translated by John Howe.
Author:
Gros, Frédéric, authorHowe, John (Translator), translatorBliss, Andy, translatorBoyer, Alain, 1967-, illustrator
Edition:
Revised and expanded second edition / new chapters translated by Andy Bliss ; illustrations by Alain Boyer.
Imprint:
London : Verso, 2023.
Collation:
x, 258 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the French.Previous edition of this translation: 2014.Includes bibliographical references.
Audience:
Specialized.
Awards:
English PEN Award
ISBN:
9781804290446 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
128.4
Language:
EnglishFrench
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BRN:
2629287
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