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Stepping-Stones
- A Journey through the Ice Age Caves of the Dordogne
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
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Summary
The cave art of France's Dordogne region is world-famous for the mythology and beauty of its remarkable drawings and paintings. These ancient images of lively bison, horses, and mammoths, as well as symbols of all kinds, are fascinating touchstones in the development of human culture, demonstrating how far humankind has come and reminding us of the ties that bind us across the ages.
Over more than 25 years of teaching and research, Christine Desdemaines-Hugon has become an unrivaled expert in the cave art and artists of the Dordogne region. In Stepping-Stones she combines her expertise in both art and archaeology to convey an intimate understanding of the "cave experience." Her keen insights communicate not only the incomparable artistic value of these works but also the near-spiritual impact of viewing them for oneself.
Focusing on five fascinating sites, including the famed Font de Gaume and others that still remain open to the public, this audiobook reveals striking similarities between art forms of the Paleolithic and works of modern artists and gives us a unique pathway toward understanding the culture of the Dordogne Paleolithic peoples and how it still touches our lives today.
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- Amazon Customer
- 31-01-23
The worst narration I have come across
This was a book that I was pretty excited to read having seen some recent curiosity streams on the subject... but the narration!
I've made it two hours into it and it doesn't get better. It's hard to describe why it's so bad but I think you'll understand if you listen to the sample.
It's almost like the author has in their mind that they need to do an accent like a caricature of an old lady, which itself has inflections in all the wrong places and is inconsistent. Then it's like they forget to put the accent on and you think to yourself hey I can listen to this and then bam it's back again.
it's a chore. I'll be steering clear of Anne flosniks narrations going forward.
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- AmazonCustomer
- 04-07-23
Informative
Excellent narration, and in-depth coverage of a subject little touched by the mainstream media.
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