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On the Shoreline of Knowledge
Chris Arthur
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Description for On the Shoreline of Knowledge
Paperback. Series: The Iowa Series in Literary Nonfiction. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
The carefully crafted, meditative essays in On the Shoreline of Knowledge sometimes start from unlikely objects or thoughts, a pencil or some fragments of commonplace conversation, but they soon lead the reader to consider fundamental themes in human experience. The unexpected circumnavigation of the ordinary unerringly gets to the heart of the matter. Bringing a diverse range of material into play, from fifteenth-century Japanese Zen Buddhism to how we look at paintings, and from the nature of a briefcase to the ancient nest-sites of gyrfalcons, Chris Arthur reveals the extraordinary dimensions woven invisibly into the ordinary things around us. ... Read more
The carefully crafted, meditative essays in On the Shoreline of Knowledge sometimes start from unlikely objects or thoughts, a pencil or some fragments of commonplace conversation, but they soon lead the reader to consider fundamental themes in human experience. The unexpected circumnavigation of the ordinary unerringly gets to the heart of the matter. Bringing a diverse range of material into play, from fifteenth-century Japanese Zen Buddhism to how we look at paintings, and from the nature of a briefcase to the ancient nest-sites of gyrfalcons, Chris Arthur reveals the extraordinary dimensions woven invisibly into the ordinary things around us. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Iowa Press United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Series
The Iowa Series in Literary Nonfiction
Number of Pages
230
Place of Publication
Iowa, United States
ISBN
9781609381127
SKU
V9781609381127
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About Chris Arthur
Chris Arthur has published several books of essays, including Irish Nocturnes, Irish Willow, Irish Haiku, Irish Elegies, and Words of the Grey Wind. He lives in Fife, Scotland.
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