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Synopsis
When Captain Scott died in 1912 on his way back from the South Pole, his story became a myth embedded in the British imagination. Despite wars and social change, despite recent debunking, it is still there. Everyone remembers the last words of Scott's companion Captain Oates - 'I'm just going outside, and I may be some time' - and history is what you can remember. Conventional histories of polar exploration trace the laborious expeditions across the map, dwelling on the proper techniques of ice-navigation and sledge-travel. Historians rarely ask what the explorers thought they were doing, orwhy they did these insane things. But this book is about the poles as they have been perceived, dreamed, even desired. It explores myth as myth, showing how Scott's death was the culmination of a long-running national enchantment. Francis Spufford reveals an extraordinary history of feeling - the call of vast empty spaces, the beauty of untrodden snow - as he pieces together the elements of a myth which still has the power to seduce.
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". . . a high-cultural history, both passionate and intricate . . . Breathtaking." -"The Boston Globe" "An engaging, elegant, often majestic work of cultural history." -T"he Philadelphia Inquirer" "Thoughtful, suggestive and oddly fascinating." -"Men's Journal" 0;. . . a high-cultural history, both passionate and intricate . . . Breathtaking.1; 2;"The Boston Globe" 0;An engaging, elegant, often majestic work of cultural history.1; 2;T"he Philadelphia Inquirer" 0;Thoughtful, suggestive and oddly fascinating.1; 2;"Men's Journal" " . . . a high-cultural history, both passionate and intricate . . . Breathtaking." -- "The Boston Globe" " An engaging, elegant, often majestic work of cultural history." -- T"he Philadelphia Inquirer" " Thoughtful, suggestive and oddly fascinating." -- "Men's Journal" ." . . a high-cultural history, both passionate and intricate . . . Breathtaking." --"The Boston Globe" "An engaging, elegant, often majestic work of cultural history." --T"he Philadelphia Inquirer" "Thoughtful, suggestive and oddly fascinating." --"Men's Journal"
Book Description
I May Be Some Time by Francis Spufford explores our perceptions and dreams centring around the North and South Poles, and the myth of Captain Scott's famous last words. Described by Jan Morris in The Times as 'a truly majestic work of scholarship, thought and literary imagination.'
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- PublisherFaber and Faber
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0571179517
- ISBN 13 9780571179510
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages384
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. When Captain Scott died in 1912 on his way back from the South Pole, his story became a myth embedded in the English imagination. Despite wars and social change, despite recent debunking, it is still there. Conventional histories of polar exploration tend to trace the laborious expeditions across the map, dwelling on the proper techniques of ice navigation and sledge travel, rather than asking what the explorers thought they were doing, or why. This book, in contrast, is about the poles as they have been perceived, dreamed of, even desired, and offers a cultural history of a national obsession with polar explorers and mountaineers. It sets out to show how Scott's death in 1912 was the culmination of a long-running national enchantment with perilous journeys to the ends of the earth. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001625815
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