The Sphinx and the Milky Way selections from the journals of Charles Burchfield
For most of his life, Burchfield kept a journal. Over 54 years, he filled nearly 10,000 pages. To call this journal epic would be an understatement. A masterpiece whose bulk has remained unread, it is a handwritten tome that combines elements of the American nature journal with a dash of nineteenth-...
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The Song Cave
2023
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| Schriftenreihe: | The song cave
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | For most of his life, Burchfield kept a journal. Over 54 years, he filled nearly 10,000 pages. To call this journal epic would be an understatement. A masterpiece whose bulk has remained unread, it is a handwritten tome that combines elements of the American nature journal with a dash of nineteenth-century spiritual autobiography. It is the record of a man who spent much of his life looking at and considering the sky. In this comparatively small selection pulled from the original 72 volumes, we have Burchfield writing about sitting in the grass with his wife to nap and watch the sunset. He writes about the elation he feels at seeing the first flowers in the spring. He writes about the rain, wind, and the sun. There's the resentment of having a job; the depression that sneaks in as he gets older; sometimes, too, he writes about the state of human progress; and occasionally, thoughts about God. Featuring an introduction by scholar Nancy Weekly, The Sphinx and the Milky Way is a tender record of a life devoted to the essences of earthly beauty |
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| Beschreibung: | xvi, 174 Seiten Illustrationen 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781734035148 978-1-7340351-4-8 1734035145 1-7340351-4-5 |