The Idea of North

Everyone has their own idea of North and what it means. This book considers the mythologies and representations inspired by the idea of a northerly goal. From the Snow Queen and ghost stories, to memories of Arctic exploration and Nabokov's nostalgias, it is a book about the variable meanings of north. It discusses spaces as far apart as Canada and Japan, and takes in writers, artists and film-makers such as Auden, Ravilious and Bergman.