The Idea of North

by Peter Davidson

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As with the compass needle, so people have always been most powerfully attracted northwards; everyone carries within them their own concept of north. The Idea of North is a study, ranging widely in time and place, of some of the ways in which these ideas have found expression.

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Il nord è il punto geografico con cui ci orientiamo, è la direzione indicata dalle nostre bussole, ma è ed è stato sempre il luogo privilegiato dall'immaginario individuale e di tanti popoli e culture. Esploratori, geografi, letterati hanno rivolto i loro progetti e coltivato aneliti verso il nord. Così come la mitologia, le antiche saghe, fiabe e racconti ci hanno consegnato questa meta come dimensione fantastica, talvolta terrifica dimora del male, silenziosa nemica della vita, altre volte incantevole e dolce regno della quiete e della bellezza. Come tutti i luoghi remoti, il nord si presenta a noi ancora oggi come meta estrema, irraggiungibile, l'ultima Thule, la terra degli Iperborei dopo la quale è il Nulla.

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Professor Peter Davidson is Senior Research Fellow at Campion Hall, University of Oxford

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Canonical title
The Idea of North
Original publication date
2005
Epigraph
With milke-white Hartes upon an Ivorie sled
Thou shalt be drawen amidst the frosen Pooles
And scale the ysie Mountaines loftie tops.
Dedication
For Winifred Stevenson
First words
The talisman that brought this book into being still lies in front of me.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)A smear of dark above a line of snow.

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Literature Studies and Criticism, Fiction and Literature
DDC/MDS
809.9359148Literature & rhetoricLiterature, rhetoric & criticismHistory, description, critical appraisal of more than two literaturesLiterature displaying specific features, miscellaneous writingsLiterature displaying other aspectsLiterature emphasizing subjectsBiography As Literature
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G71.5 .D38Geography, Anthropology and RecreationGeography (General)
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