The Alps

Or, Sketches of Life and Nature in the Mountains
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-108-06121-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 458 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 641 g

Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Europe

Following the precedent and standards set by the Baedeker guides, travel literature enjoyed great popularity during the later nineteenth century. This guidebook to the Alps, written by Hermann Alexander Berlepsch (1814?–83) and translated from German by the renowned author and mountaineer Leslie Stephen (1832–1904), was first published in English in 1861. This was during the golden age of alpinism, when many major peaks were ascended for the first time. While later mountaineers concentrated on climbing as a sport, earlier expeditions were of a more scientific nature; this guidebook, which provides detailed information pertaining to the geology, flora and fauna of the Alps, is a reflection of this ambition. Also containing descriptions of village life and Alpine customs, it enjoyed a significant readership in its day and was also translated into French. It remains an instructive work in the history of alpinism and travel writing.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Berlepsch, Hermann Alexander

Weitere Mitwirkende

Stephen, Leslie

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historische Geographie, Landkarten & Atlanten
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie Historische Geographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Translator's note; 1. The fabric of the Alps; 2. Granite; 3. Erratic blocks; 4. 'Karrenfields'; 5. Nagelfluh; 6. The landslip at Goldau; 7. The Ban-forests; 8. The Wettertanne; 9. Prostrate firs; 10. Alpine roses; 11. The southern valleys; 12. The chest-nut woods; 13. A tale of the clouds; 14. Cloud pictures; 15. 'Wetterschiessen'; 16. Thunderstorms; 17. Waterfalls; 18. Mountain snowstorms; 19. Red snow; 20. The 'Rüfe'; 21. The avalanche; 22. The glacier; 23. Alpenglühen; 24. Alpine summits; 25. Mountain passes and Alpine roads; 26. The hospices; 27. Chalet life in the Alps; 28. The Alp horn; 29. The goat-boy; 30. The Wildheuer; 31. 'Alpstubete', or Alpine feasts; 32. Timber fellers and floaters; 33. 'Auf der Jagd'; 34. Village life in the mountains.