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James Canton has taught the MA in Wild Writing at the University of Essex since its inception in 2009, exploring the ties between literature, landscape, and the environment. He is the author of Ancient Wonderings: Journeys Into Prehistoric Britain and Out of Essex: Re-Imagining a Literary Landscape.

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Sexe
male
Pays (pour la carte)
UK
Études
University of Essex (PhD)
Professions
lecturer

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A slow paced diary of healing, getting close to and receiving comfort and healing
from oak trees.
He gives very poetic precise descriptions, visual and audible, of his surroundings.
An in depth study of oaks in history and literature. An interesting and pleasant read.
 
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GeoffSC | 3 autres critiques | Aug 20, 2023 |
Estou lendo esporadicamente e ainda não o terminei, mas, é putaria que esse livro aqui seja menos popular que aquele “1001 para ler antes de morrer”; a meia dúzia de colaboradores daqui fazem as centenas daquele outro ficarem parecendo alunos do ensino médio. A escolha (tanto de livros quanto do que mostrar deles) é extremamente interessante e útil, e eu duvido que você não se surpreenda (no bom sentido) com algumas dessas escolhas; é sucinto e sintético, e dependendo da importância do livro os (poucos) parágrafos oscilam, mas não passam de cinco (BOAS) páginas, diferente da outra lista, que faz o mesmo resumo basicão e chato para todo livro; sem falar no projeto gráfico muito bonito, que torna ainda mais deleitoso lê-lo; enfim, tenho, inclusive, que ficar me segurando para não ficar lendo ele e postergar todas as minhas outras leituras; é fácil cair nessa de ficar lendo sobre livros e não, de fato, ler os livros, todo mundo que gosta de literatura sabe bem isso. Então, cuidado! E, fica a recomendação.

(Até o momento que estou, a literatura a partir de 1900s, não tenho o que reclamar da escolha de livros; é claro que muita coisa fica de fora, mas isso é inato a listas assim. Se ao longo do livro isso se tornar um problema, eu retorno aqui e comento, mas por enquanto está bem bom, na dose certa: Ocidente, Oriente, Contos, Teatro, Romance, Europa, Brasil, Etc.)
… (plus d'informations)
 
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RolandoSMedeiros | 3 autres critiques | Aug 1, 2023 |
There were times, while reading [The Oak Papers] when I thought Canton was not giving me enough information either about the oaks he was visiting or about himself. Was this simplicity just too simplistic? However, in the end, I think Canton wrote exactly and only as he was able to write about his quest. From the start he makes it clear that home life was not going well and although he never explains more deeply the issues that drove him to seek solace from the 800-year old oak at a nearby small country estate (grounds open to the public) you can see Canton gradually shift into a more confident and hopeful state of being. This is a humble book, genuine and straightforward. You won't end up with a lot of information about oak trees, but you will end up having traveled with Canton through a very personal quest to allow himself to explore having a healing relationship with a life form extremely different from the human. **** and a bit.… (plus d'informations)
 
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sibylline | 3 autres critiques | Sep 28, 2022 |
Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.
 
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fernandie | 3 autres critiques | Sep 15, 2022 |

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Œuvres
5
Membres
694
Popularité
#36,476
Évaluation
3.8
Critiques
10
ISBN
63
Langues
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