
About this book
Adam Gopnik takes us on an intimate tour of the artists, poets, composers, writers, explorers, scientists, and thinkers, who helped shape a new and modern idea of winter. Here we learn how a poem by William Cowper heralds the arrival of the middle class; how snow science leads to existential questions of God and our place in the world; how the race to the poles marks the human drive to imprint meaning on a blank space. Gopnik's kaleidoscopic work ends in the present day, when he traverses the underground city in Montreal, pondering the future of Northern culture.
This deluxe 50th anniversary edition includes full-colour images printed on two 8-page inserts.
Subjects
winterMassey LecturesCBC Massey LecturesWinterWinter in literatureWinter sportsWinter in artSnow SportsHiverHiver dans la littératureSports d'hiverHiver dans l'artAnecdotes