The Ends of the Earth: Essays
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (552 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 159376068X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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There are treks through the Hawaiian forests, to the Holy Mountain of Athos, and with the butterflies in Mexico. Merwin is widely acknowledged as one of the finest living poets in English. S. W. Less well known is the power and range of his work in prose. For his first new prose collection in more than ten years, The Ends of the Earth, Merwin has gathered eight essays that show the breadth of his imagination and sympathy. A memoir of George Kirstein, publisher of "The Nation," stands alongside one of Sydney Parkinson, explorer, naturalist and artist on Captain James Cook’s Endeavour. A wonderful portrait of the French explorer of Hawai’i, Jean-Francois Galaup de La Perouse is followed by a visit to the Neanderthal skeleton of Boffia Bonneval. For this magical and wondrous journey we have as our guide the excited and concise poet-naturalist, writing at the top of his form.
The rest of the collection has a very different tone and emphasis. The essay "Reflections of a Mountain" takes the reader on a journey that begins in Venice with "the feeling of stepping-stones sinking under the feet they help to cross" and then moves to the Holy Mountain, with its monasteries and churches, of Athos, which (depending on whom you ask) may or may not be part of Greece. . Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. James Cook, and the travels and travails of the 18th-century French naval officer and explorer François Galaup de La Perouse. Merwin brings a graceful, unhurried style to his travels through Athos and evokes a landscape imbued with history, meaning, and natural and manmade beauty.
nanRVfour said looks like a nother great book. looks like another great book , expertly packaged that made my day. "From the ends of the earth to the end of the earth" according to R. M. Peterson. W.S. Merwin is better known as a poet, but I for one appreciate his prose writing, both its content and its craftsmanship. THE ENDS OF THE EARTH is a collection of eight essays, three somewhat lengthy (From the ends of the earth to the end of the earth R. M. Peterson W.S. Merwin is better known as a poet, but I for one appreciate his prose writing, both its content and its craftsmanship. THE ENDS OF THE EARTH is a collection of eight essays, three somewhat lengthy (47 to 84 pages) and five shorter ones (9 to 26 pages).The first in the collection, a warm and literate portrait of Merwin's close friend George Kirstein (for 13 years the owner and publisher of "The Nation"), stands by itself. The remaining seven essays are related in a subtle way. They deal with the monasteries of Mt. Athos, the desecra. 7 to 8From the ends of the earth to the end of the earth R. M. Peterson W.S. Merwin is better known as a poet, but I for one appreciate his prose writing, both its content and its craftsmanship. THE ENDS OF THE EARTH is a collection of eight essays, three somewhat lengthy (47 to 84 pages) and five shorter ones (9 to 26 pages).The first in the collection, a warm and literate portrait of Merwin's close friend George Kirstein (for 13 years the owner and publisher of "The Nation"), stands by itself. The remaining seven essays are related in a subtle way. They deal with the monasteries of Mt. Athos, the desecra. pages) and five shorter ones (9 to 26 pages).The first in the collection, a warm and literate portrait of Merwin's close friend George Kirstein (for 1From the ends of the earth to the end of the earth W.S. Merwin is better known as a poet, but I for one appreciate his prose writing, both its content and its craftsmanship. THE ENDS OF THE EARTH is a collection of eight essays, three somewhat lengthy (From the ends of the earth to the end of the earth R. M. Peterson W.S. Merwin is better known as a poet, but I for one appreciate his prose writing, both its content and its craftsmanship. THE ENDS OF THE EARTH is a collection of eight essays, three somewhat lengthy (47 to 84 pages) and five shorter ones (9 to 26 pages).The first in the collection, a warm and literate portrait of Merwin's close friend George Kirstein (for 13 years the owner and publisher of "The Nation"), stands by itself. The remaining seven essays are related in a subtle way. They deal with the monasteries of Mt. Athos, the desecra. 7 to 8From the ends of the earth to the end of the earth R. M. Peterson W.S. Merwin is better known as a poet, but I for one appreciate his prose writing, both its content and its craftsmanship. THE ENDS OF THE EARTH is a collection of eight essays, three somewhat lengthy (47 to 84 pages) and five shorter ones (9 to 26 pages).The first in the collection, a warm and literate portrait of Merwin's close friend George Kirstein (for 13 years the owner and publisher of "The Nation"), stands by itself. The remaining seven essays are related in a subtle way. They deal with the monasteries of Mt. Athos, the desecra. pages) and five shorter ones (9 to 26 pages).The first in the collection, a warm and literate portrait of Merwin's close friend George Kirstein (for 13 years the owner and publisher of "The Nation"), stands by itself. The remaining seven essays are related in a subtle way. They deal with the monasteries of Mt. Athos, the desecra. years the owner and publisher of "The Nation"), stands by itself. The remaining seven essays are related in a subtle way. They deal with the monasteries of Mt. Athos, the desecra. The tale of the hermitages of Athos is amazing. It is a pilgrimage for the reader I have read and ordered this book a dozen times. It is a classic of gentle journeys and explorations of the meaning ofone's own life and its affect on the life of others. Merwin's discoveries are historical treasures. One for example, is thestory of two Catholic brothers (real priests and real brothers) in France. The explored caves as boys and now again gowith a friend to explore the same caves. There they make a bold discovery that jeopardizes their faith. They realize thatto make the discovery available to anthropology would diminis