Alchymic Journals by Connell, Evan S.

Alchymic Journals (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781593760762)

Vendor: Evan S. Connell
Product type: Books
Format: Paperback
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Alchymic Journals by Connell, Evan S.

Alchymic Journals

$16.95
Alchymic Journals by Connell, Evan S.

Alchymic Journals

$16.95
Format: Paperback
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Capturing the spirit of arcane writing, Evan S. Connell delivers spectacular and esoteric prose as he imagines the journals of seven alchemists. The first is Paracelsus, the famous sixteenth-century alchemist, who is followed by an array of distinct voices: physicians, historians, alchemists, and philosophers. Each employs a unique personality and point of view in a world of pre-scientific thought, of the western world about to step into modernity.

Though this historical recreation is medieval in style, Connell succeeds in infusing his diarists with alchemic wisdom, ancient appeal, and felt humanness. A work of rigid art and astute mimicry, Connell's work is intelligent and remarkable, medieval yet applicable to modernity. Alchymic Journals is, at its core, a study of humanity from the mind of one of America's greatest writers.

Author: Evan S. Connell
ISBN-10: 1593760760
ISBN-13: 9781593760762
Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
Language: English
Published: 12/08/2005
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.58w x 0.69d
By Evan S. Connell
By Evan S. Connell
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Evan S. Connell was the author of eighteen books, including Francisco Goya, Deus Lo Volt!, Mrs. Bridge, and Son of the Morning Star. He received numerous awards, including the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the Pushcart Prize, a Guggenheim fellowship, and an award in literature from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. He lived and worked in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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