The Walk: Notes on a Romantic Image

by Jeffrey C. Robinson

"The Walk," a meditation on walking and on the literature of walking, ruminates on this pervasive, even commonplace, modern image. It is not so much an argument as a journey along the path of literature, noting the occasions and settings, the pleasures and possibilities of different types of walking - through the country or city, during day or night, alone or with someone - and the literatures - the poems, essays, stories, novels, and diaries - walking has produced.

Jeffrey C. Robinson's discussion is less criticism than appreciation: with an autobiographical bent, he leads the reader through Romantic, modern, and contemporary literature to show us the shared pleasures of reading, writing, and walking.

Genres: Walking, Nonfiction

144 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1989

About the author

Jeffrey Cane Robinson

Reviews

[Mir · Rating 3 out of 5]

This short, accessible study is probably most useful as a source compendium for those wishing to read Romantic poems and essays relating to walking. Robinson's analysis itself is not particularly deep. Particularly weak is his inclusion of later, non-Romantic texts and especially art, concerning which he does not seem expert.



Does this Giacometti sculpture scream "genitals" to you? Aside from the fact that it depicts walking I don't see how it merits inclusion in this book.

[Mélanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another excellent read! I'm amazed at the amount of good books available on walking and pedestrian literature.