AShropshireLad(EnglishJourneys)
- 作者
- 出版社 PenguinBooks
- 出版时间 2009年4月
- ISBN 9780141190846
- 定价 36.10
内容简介
Thismagicalandpoignantevocationofcomingofageinthecountrysidedescribesloversinsecludedlanes,cricketandchurchbells,cherrytreeshungwithsnowandwoodsfullofbluebells.YetinAShropshireLadthefieldsandhillsarealsoplacesoflossandsorrow,wheremendieyoungoraresentfarawaytofightinforeignwars.Achingwithlongingforavanishedworld,theseexquisiteversesareameditationonthefleetingnatureoflove,youthandhappiness.GenerationsofinhabitantshavehelpedshapetheEnglishcountryside-butithasprofoundlyshapedustoo.Ithasprovokedahugevarietyofresponsesfromartists,writers,musiciansandpeoplewholiveandworkontheland-aswellasthosewhoaretravellingthroughit.EnglishJourneyscelebratesthislongtraditionwithaseriesoftwentybooksonallaspectsofthecountryside,fromstargazeypieandcountrychurches,toman'srelationshipwithnatureandsongscelebratingthepatternsofthecountryside(aswellasghostsandlove-strucksoldiers).
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