A time to every purpose
the four seasons in American culture
by Michael G. Kammen
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"In this book, Michael Kammen traces the appeal of the four seasons motif in American popular culture and fine arts from the seventeenth century to the present. Its symbolism has evolved through the years, Kammen explains, serving as a metaphor for the human life cycle or religious faith, expressing nostalgia for rural life, and sometimes praising seasonal beauty in the diverse American landscape as the most spectacular in the world.
Kammen also highlights artists' and writers' shift in attention from the glories of seasonal peaks to the dynamics of seasonal transitions as American life continued to accelerate and change through the twentieth century."
"Few symbols have been as pervasive, meaningful, and symptomatic in the human experience as the four seasons, and as Kammen shows, in its American context the annual cycle has been an abundant and abiding source of inspiration in the nation's cultural history."--Jacket.
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American Art, American literature, Civilization, History, History and criticism, Intellectual life, Intellectual life., Popular culture, Seasons, Seasons in art, Seasons in art., Seasons in literature, Social aspects of Seasons, Social life and customs, Popular culture, united states, Art, american, history, United states, social life and customs, United states, intellectual life, Social aspectsPlaces
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A time to every purpose: the four seasons in American culture
2004, University of North Carolina Press
in English
080782836X 9780807828366
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-320) and index.
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