{"product_id":"all-places-are-distant-space-and-the-cultural-imagination-isbn-9781685892937","title":"All Places Are Distant: Space and the Cultural Imagination","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fascinating and quirky look at places in literature and life—whether forests, islands, or oceans—from the Bible to Bruce Springsteen.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll Places Are Distant\u003c\/i\u003e takes its title from Renaissance polymath Robert Burton's statement that \"all places are distant from heaven alike.\" Like Burton, Ed Simon is a powerhouse scholar who is endlessly curious about, well, everything—from the origins of maps to the nature of childhood memory. Simon examines famous \"settings\" in literature: the forest in \u003ci\u003eAs You Like It, \u003c\/i\u003ethe river in \u003ci\u003eHuckleberry Finn,\u003c\/i\u003e showing how they both echo and explode our understanding.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll Places Are Distant\u003c\/i\u003e is a dazzling but accessible tour of the concept of place in literature and in life that shows us how to \"read\" landscapes, both real or imaginary, in the same way that we read texts. The result is a witty and thought-provoking meditation on the intersection between books and the physical world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncludes a photo insert with 12 black and white images depicting everything from medieval cities to modern utopias.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67625872490725,"sku":"NP9781685892937","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781685892937.jpg?v=1791393545","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/all-places-are-distant-space-and-the-cultural-imagination-isbn-9781685892937","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}