Trelawny’S Cornwall A Journey Through Western Lands
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Part travel-writing, part memoir, part social history of Cornwall ''I can''t think of a more enjoyable or more illuminating guide to Cornwall than Petroc Trelawny, who knows it intimately, loves it de...
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Part travel-writing, part memoir, part social history of Cornwall ''I can''t think of a more enjoyable or more illuminating guide to Cornwall than Petroc Trelawny, who knows it intimately, loves it deeply, and shares it generously'' - THE REVEREND RICHARD COLESIt would be hard to think of a more thoroughly Cornish name than Petroc Trelawny. His first name is shared with one of Cornwall''s most celebrated saints, his second is the name of its unofficial national anthem. But when a stranger challenges the Radio 3 presenter on his ancestry, he is inspired to return to the lands of his boyhood to rediscover the place where he grew up, and attempt to confirm if he still belongs there. Part history, part memoir, this is a deeply felt exploration of Cornwall - past, present and future. Petroc embarks on a slow journey that sees him visit old mine workings, ancient churches, sites where new technology was forged, and places where poets, musicians, architects and film makers have worked to shape Cornwall''s cultural identity. He explores the Tamar, the river that marks out the Cornish frontier, and holds a finger up to winds of change, exploring the collapse of Methodism, the decline of the Cornish language, and the complex , sometimes lucrative, sometimes destructive, relationship with tourism.As he travels by road, rail and foot, he conjures marvellously vivid figures and scenes from memory, telling the stories of a loving family full of mysteries and a landscape still redolent of ''Cornish otherness''.
Detaljer
Forlag
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN
9781474625098
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
384
Udgivelsesdato
15-08-2024
Format
Hardback
Varenr.
3211208
EAN nr.
9781474625098
Varegruppe
Engelsk non fiction div.
Højde/Dybde (mm)
39
Bredde (mm)
165
Længde (mm)
243
Vægt (g)
590