Mystery, Beauty, and Danger : Literature of the Mountains and Mountain Climbing Written Prior to 1945 by Robert H. Bates (2001, Library Binding)

Randall Publisher, Peter E.

0914339915

9780914339915

1837795

247 Pages

Mystery, Beauty, and Danger : Literature of the Mountains and Mountain Climbing Written Prior to 1945

English

Book, Subjects & Themes / Nature, General, Mountaineering, American / General, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

2001

Textbook

Literary Criticism, Design, Référence, Sports & Recreation

Robert H. Bates

Library Binding

1.1 in

25.6 Oz

10 in

7 in

Scholarly & Professional

00-059252

21

Yes

820.9/32143

The author, an American mountaineer who has climbed in Alaska and the Himalayas, collects literature from poets and mountain climbers about their experiences and perceptions of the mountains., Writers reveal changing perceptions of mountains -- from places of mystery, to objects of beauty, to challenges to be conquered.

PR408.M68B38 2001