{"product_id":"the-literary-essays-of-thomas-patrick-hart-9780811209311","title":"The Literary Essays of Thomas Merton","description":"As wide a following as the late Thomas Merton had while he lived, ever since his tragic accidental death in Bangkok in 1968, there has been a steady upsurge of interest in both his life and writings. A priest and Trappist monk by vocation, his theological works have been instrumental in reforming Western monasticism and in carrying on the religious dialogue between East and West; an enormously productive poet, his poems display an astonishing technical versatility and deeply felt humanity. Merton's stature as a critic, however, was not fully appreciated until the publication in 1981 of the first full collection of his distinctly literary essays, now available as a paperbook. The fifty-six pieces included in \u003cem\u003eThe Literary Essays of Thomas Merton\u003c\/em\u003e present every known article by the author, though written for the most part during the last years of his life. The mature Merton ranges across the modern literary landscape with impressive ease. Joyce, Pasternak, and Zukofsky are only a few of the authors discussed in \"Literary Essays (1959-68).\" These are followed, in turn, by \"Seven Essays on Albert Camus\"; nine essays \"Introducing Poets in Translation\"; and \"Related Literary Questions,\" linking Merton's literary thought with his aesthetic, religious, and social concerns. His earlier work, such as his 1939 Master's thesis on Blake as well as newspaper and periodical reviews written prior to 1941, are included in appendices; to these are added transcripts of two talks he gave on Faulkner in 1967. \u003cem\u003eThe Literary Essays\u003c\/em\u003e were collected and edited by Brother Patrick Hart, Father Merton's secretary at the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick Hart, Thomas Merton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0811209318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811209311\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Directions Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/1985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 549\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 6.02w x 1.68d","brand":"Patrick Hart","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072801108223,"sku":"9780811209311","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_473d3496-332c-4ed7-a18f-c80d445abba6.jpg?v=1685444014","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-literary-essays-of-thomas-patrick-hart-9780811209311","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}