Journeys into the Mind of the World (eBook)

A Book of Places

Richard Tillinghast (Autor)

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2024 | 1
331 Seiten
University of Tennessee Press (Verlag)
978-1-62190-279-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Renowned poet Richard Tillinghast's wanderlust and restless spirit are nearly as well known as his verses. This book of essays captures that penchant to wander, yetJourneys into the Mind of the Worldis not merely a compilation of travel storiesit is a book of places. It explores these chosen locationsIreland, England, India, the Middle East, Tennessee, Hawaiiin a deeper way than would be typical of travel literature, attempting to enter not just the world, but ';the mind of the world'the roots and history of places, their political and cultural history, spiritual, artistic, architectural, and ethnic dimensions. Behind each essay is the presence, curiosity, and intelligence of the author himself, who uses his experience of the places he visits as a way of bringing the reader into the equation. Tillinghast illuminates his travels with a brilliant eye, a friendly soul, and eclectic knowledge of a variety of disparate areasCivil War history, Venetian architecture, Asian cultures, Irish music, and the ways of out-of-the-way people. This attention to history and cultural embeddedness lends unique perspectives to each essay. At the heart of his journeys are his deep roots in the South, tracing back to his hometown in Tennessee. The book explores not only Tillinghast's childhood home in Memphis, but even the time before his birth when his mother lived in Paris. Readers will feel a sense of being everywhere at once, in a strange simultaneity, a time and place beyond any map or guidebook. RICHARD TILLINGHASTis the author of three recent books of poetry:Sewanee Poems(Evergreen, 2009; second edition, 2012),Selected Poems(Dedalus, Dublin, 2009), andWayfaring Stranger(Word Palace, 2012). Among his nonfiction books areFinding Ireland(University of Notre Dame, 2008) andAn Armchair Traveller's History of Istanbul(Haus Publishing, London, 2012).

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.1.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Lyrik / Gedichte
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseberichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: Architectural History • Asian cultures • civil war history • cultural history essays • England travel • global exploration • Historical Insights • history and culture of places • india travel • Ireland travel • Irish Music • literary travel book • memoir and travel • middle east travel • personal reflections on travel • Poetic travel writing • poetic wanderlust • Richard Tillinghast essays • southern heritage • Spiritual Journeys • tennessee roots • Travel Literature • Venetian architecture
• ISBN-10: 1-62190-279-X / 162190279X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-62190-279-9 / 9781621902799