Of Bridges
Of Bridges Offers a philosophical history of bridges--both literal bridges and their symbolic counterparts--and the acts of cultural connection they embody. And it is the unfinished business of these…
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Of Bridges
Offers a philosophical history of bridges--both literal bridges and their symbolic counterparts--and the acts of cultural connection they embody. And it is the unfinished business of these aspirations that makes bridges such stirring sights, especially when they are marvels of ingenuity.A rich compendium of myths, superstitions, and literary and ideological figurations, Of Bridges organizes a poetic and philosophical history of bridges into nine thematic clusters. "Always," wrote Philip Larkin, "it is by bridges that we live." Bridges represent our aspirations to connect, to soar across divides.
He probes links forged by religion between life's transience and eternity as well as the consolidating ties of music, illustrated by the case Leaping in lucid prose between distant times and places, Thomas Harrison questions why bridges are built and where they lead.
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