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Chargement... Echoing Silence: Thomas Merton on the Vocation of Writingpar Thomas Merton
   Aucun Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.   )1   nmele | Dec 9, 2015 |  I enjoyed this book, but didn't get a lot out of it as far as the "vocation of writing" is concerned. It is more memoir-ish, dealing with Merton's own vocation. And that leads to another concept: I think it has to do with his vocation to be a Catholic monk and a writer. Vocation in the narrower/earlier sense: i.e. a calling, rather than the more broader/more current sense of a career/job. And I really expected more about writing itself--as a skill/practice. There is some of that, but as you probably realize (and I missed) is that it deals more with being a Catholic monk, contemplative, and a writer in the world, in the context of readers and fellow-writers, etc. That being said, there are a few ideas and concepts that are important across the board for writers from any lifestyle. So, that begs the question: is it worth reading to get those few nuggets that one may find in other books on writing? I guess that depends on the potential reader's interest. If you're interested in Christian writing/writing as a Christian: yes If you're interested in Thomas Merton's writing in general: yes If you're interested in being a monk and a writer: definitely If you are simply interested in becoming a writer: there's probably a better book out there, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't read this one.... The things I like most about this book is that it is a sort of anthology, with parts taken from several of Merton's books, so it's an introduction to his writing while trying to focus on the vocation of writing. There are a lot of good thoughts within the pieces included. Thoughts on life and on living, but that are (imho) not that pertinent to writing. I recommend this book and hope you enjoy it as much as I did. But, if you're looking for a book on how to be a writer don't expect too much. (  )1 homericgeek | Apr 14, 2014 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
When Thomas Merton entered a Trappist monastery in December 1941, he turned his back on secular life - including a very promising literary career. He sent his journals, a novel-in-progess, and copies of all his poems to his mentor, Columbia professor Mark Van Doren, for safe keeping, fully expecting to write little, if anything, ever again. It was a relatively short-lived resolution, for Merton almost immediately found himself being assigned writing tasks by his Abbot - one of which was the autobiographical essay that blossomed into his international best-seller THE SEVEN STORY MOUNTAIN. That book made him famous overnight, and for a time he struggled with the notion that the vocation of the monk and the vocation of the writer were incompatible. Monasticism called for complete surrender to the absolute, whereas writing demanded a tactical withdrawal from experience in order to record it. He eventually came to accept his dual vocation as two sides of the same spiritual coin and used it as a source of creative tension the rest of his life. Merton's thoughts on writing have never been compiled into a single volume until now. Robert Inchausti has mined the vast Merton literature to discover what he had to say on a whole spectrum of literary topics, including writing as a spiritual calling, the role of the Christian writer in a secular society, the joys and mysteries of poetry, and evaluations of his own literary work. Also included are fascinating glimpses of his take on a range of other writers, including Henry David Thoreau, Flannery O'Connor, Dylan Thomas, Albert Camus, James Joyce, and even Henry Miller, along with many others. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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