The author asked 45 poets and writers to define terms that describe America's land and water forms; phrases like flatiron, bayou, monadnock, kiss tank, meander bar, and everglade. The result is a major enterprise comprising over 850 descriptions, 100 line drawings, and 70 quotat…
The author asked 45 poets and writers to define terms that describe America's land and water forms; phrases like flatiron, bayou, monadnock, kiss tank, meander bar, and everglade. The result is a major enterprise comprising over 850 descriptions, 100 line drawings, and 70 quotat…
Keywords in radical geography: Antipode at 50
Keywords in radical geography: Antipode at 50
Keywords in radical geography: Antipode at 50
How does language affect people's response to the land they love? J.M. Arthur makes "word maps" of Australia, and through the process of lexical cartography explores the relationship between language and landscape.
