The Playground of Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19905342 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leslie Stephen (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Publication date | 2013-03-21 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Playground of Europe (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/cbo9781139208062 |
| OpenAlex | W1575511016 |
| Open Library | OL29153102M |
| ISBN | 9781139208062 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
Author and mountaineer Sir Leslie Stephen (1832–1904) developed a passion for the Alps following his first trip to the Bavarian Tyrol in 1855. He went on to achieve several first ascents of Alpine peaks, earning him a reputation as one of the foremost alpinists in Britain. An intrepid climber and gifted writer, Stephen embodied a new trend of mountaineering, of a more athletic nature, and his vivid and lyrical descriptions of his experiences in these mountains have an almost poetic quality to them, testifying to the heights of his enthusiasm. First published in 1871 to commemorate his first ascents, this collection of articles quickly became a classic of mountaineering literature. The present work is a reissue of the 1894 edition, which was substantially revised by the author. It remains a charming and informative group of essays which will appeal to readers interested in the history of alpinism
Appeal · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Enthusiasm · Literature · Mountaineering · Passion · Poetry · Political science · Reputation · Social science · Sociology · Theology · High Altitude and Hypoxia · History · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Alps, description and travel
The European Alps – an exceptional range of mountains? Braudel’s argument put to the test
In the “World of Death and Beauty”
Sociogenesis of a Social Field
The modern romance of mountaineering
An englishman in the Alps
Debatable Peaks and Contested Valleys
The Hotel that Became an Observatory
Mountains of Sublimity, Mountains of Fatigue
Destination as Destiny
Victorian Honeymoons
Albert Smith, the Alpine Club, and the Invention of Mountaineering in Mid-Victorian Britain
Modern Mountains From the Enlightenment to the Anthropocene
Alpine Modern
Discovering the Japanese Alps
Vie en montagne
Living in the mountains
Vivere in montagna
Traveling Masculinities on the Summit
Rifugiarsi nella notte. Il ruolo dell’architettura nel processo di conoscenza dell'alta quota
Shelters in the Night. The Role of Architecture in the Process of Understanding High-Altitude Areas
La science au sommet
Science on the Summit
| Unique citing works | 22 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,65 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2022 (31) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |