The Art of Wandering: The Writer as Walker (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780857305374)

A philosophical history of that strange but prolific hybrid--The Writer as Walker.

From the peripatetic philosophers of Ancient Greece to the streets of 20th-century London, Paris, and New York, the figure of writer as walker has continued to evolve through the centuries, the philosopher and the Romantic giving way to the experimentalist and radical.

From pilgrim to pedestrian, fl穗eur to stalker, the names may change, but the activity of walking remains constant, creating a literary tradition encompassing philosophy and poetry, the novel and the manifesto; a tradition which this book explores in detail.

Today, as the figure of the wanderer returns to the forefront of the public imagination, writers and walkers around the world are reengaging with the ideas which animated earlier generations--for the walker is once again on the march, mapping new territory and recording new visions of the landscape.

Author: Merlin Coverley
ISBN-10: 0857305379
ISBN-13: 9780857305374
Publisher: Oldcastle Books
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2023
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.20w x 1.00d