The Ruins Lesson: Meaning and Material in Western Culture by Susan Stewart

The Ruins Lesson: Meaning and Material in Western Culture

Susan Stewart

368 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction informative reflective medium-paced
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How have ruins become so valued in Western culture and so central to our art and literature? Covering a vast chronological and geographical range, from ancient Egyptian inscriptions to twentieth-century memorials, Susan Stewart seeks to answer thi...

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