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Descripción Softcover. Condición: new. Illustrated. Product DescriptionWhile still a teenager Patrick Leigh Fermor made his way across Europe as recounted in his classic memoirs A Time of Gifts and Between the Woods and the Water During World War II he fought with local partisans against the Nazi occupiers of Crete But in A Time to Keep Silence Leigh Fermor writes about a more inward journey describing his several sojourns in some of Europes oldest and most venerable monasteries He stays at the Abbey of St Wandrille a great repository of art and learning at Solesmes famous for its revival of Gregorian chant and at the deeply ascetic Trappist monastery of La Grande Trappe where monks take a vow of silence Finally he visits the rock monasteries of Cappadocia hewn from the stony spires of a moonlike landscape where he seeks some trace of the life of the earliest Christian anchoritesMore than a history or travel journal however this beautiful short book is a meditation on the meaning of silence and solitude for modern life Leigh Fermor writes In the seclusion of a cellan existence whose quietness is only varied by the silent meals the solemnity of ritual and long solitary walks in the woodsthe troubled waters of the mind grow still and clear and much that is hidden away and all that clouds it floats to the surface and can be skimmed away and after a time one reaches a state of peace that is unthought of in the ordinary worldReviewDelightfulHis book is not only an admirable piece of travel writing it is also a brilliant piece of human exploration The New StatesmanProse lapidary and evocative enough to please even the hardiest skeptic The Washington PostHis shortest book and to my mind his bestits hammered terseness isa good match for the sobriety of the subject Anthony Lane The New YorkerFermor writes logbooks of discovery keenly meandering through architecture music art history and the minutiae of everyday lifeHis erudition and courage are matched by his discerning compassion which shapes the probing character sketches that populate his books including A Time to Keep Silence Los Angeles TimesA most successful attempt to portray the reactions of the man of the world in the literal sense when confronted with the monastic life Daily Telegraph UKPraise for Patrick Leigh FermorOne of the greatest travel writers of all timeThe Sunday TimesA unique mixture of hero historian traveler and writer the last and the greatest of a generation whose like we wont see againGeographicalThe finest traveling companion we could ever have His head is stocked with enough cultural lore and poetic fancy to make every league an adventure Evening StandardIf all Europe were laid waste tomorrow one might do worse than attempt to recreate it or at least to preserve some sense of historical splendor and variety by immersing oneself in the travel books of Patrick Leigh FermorBen Downing The Paris ReviewAbout the AuthorPatrick Leigh Fermor 19152011 was an intrepid traveler a heroic soldier and a writer with a unique prose style After his stormy schooldays followed by the walk across Europe to Constantinople that begins in A Time of Gifts 1977 and continues through Between the Woods and the Water 1986 he lived and traveled in the Balkans and the Greek Archipelago His books Mani 1958 and Roumeli 1966 attest to his deep interest in languages and remote places In the Second World War he joined the Irish Guards became a liaison ofcer in Albania and fought in Greece and Crete He was awarded the DSO and OBE He lived partly in Greecein the house he designed with his wife Joan in an olive grove in the Maniand partly in Worcestershire He was knighted in 2004 for his services to literature and to BritishGreek relationsKaren Armstrong a historian of religion spent seven years in a Roman Catholic religious order she has written about this experience in Throu. Nº de ref. del artículo: BKZN9781590172445
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Descripción Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. While still a teenager, Patrick Leigh Fermor made his way across Europe, as recounted in his classic memoirs, A Time of Gifts and Between the Woods and the Water. During World War II, he fought with local partisans against the Nazi occupiers of Crete. But in A Time to Keep Silence, Leigh Fermor writes about a more inward journey, describing his several sojourns in some of Europes oldest and most venerable monasteries. He stays at the Abbey of St. Wandrille, a great repository of art and learning; at Solesmes, famous for its revival of Gregorian chant; and at the deeply ascetic Trappist monastery of La Grande Trappe, where monks take a vow of silence. Finally, he visits the rock monasteries of Cappadocia, hewn from the stony spires of a moonlike landscape, where he seeks some trace of the life of the earliest Christian anchorites.More than a history or travel journal, however, this beautiful short book is a meditation on the meaning of silence and solitude for modern life. Leigh Fermor writes, In the seclusion of a cellan existence whose quietness is only varied by the silent meals, the solemnity of ritual, and long solitary walks in the woodsthe troubled waters of the mind grow still and clear, and much that is hidden away and all that clouds it floats to the surface and can be skimmed away; and after a time one reaches a state of peace that is unthought of in the ordinary world. Originally published: London: Queen Anne Press, 1953. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781590172445
Descripción Softcover. Condición: New. Illustrated. Product DescriptionWhile still a teenager, Patrick Leigh Fermor made his way across Europe, as recounted in his classic memoirs, A Time of Gifts and Between the Woods and the Water. During World War II, he fought with local partisans against the Nazi occupiers of Crete. But in A Time to Keep Silence, Leigh Fermor writes about a more inward journey, describing his several sojourns in some of Europes oldest and most venerable monasteries. He stays at the Abbey of St. Wandrille, a great repository of art and learning; at Solesmes, famous for its revival of Gregorian chant; and at the deeply ascetic Trappist monastery of La Grande Trappe, where monks take a vow of silence. Finally, he visits the rock monasteries of Cappadocia, hewn from the stony spires of a moonlike landscape, where he seeks some trace of the life of the earliest Christian anchorites.More than a history or travel journal, however, this beautiful short book is a meditation on the meaning of silence and solitude for modern life. Leigh Fermor writes, In the seclusion of a cell-an existence whose quietness is only varied by the silent meals, the solemnity of ritual, and long solitary walks in the woods-the troubled waters of the mind grow still and clear, and much that is hidden away and all that clouds it floats to the surface and can be skimmed away; and after a time one reaches a state of peace that is unthought of in the ordinary world.Review"DelightfulHis book is not only an admirable piece of travel writing; it is also a brilliant piece of human exploration." - The New Statesman"Prose lapidary and evocative enough to please even the hardiest skeptic." - The Washington Post"His shortest book (and to my mind his best)its hammered terseness isa good match for the sobriety of the subject." - Anthony Lane, The New Yorker"Fermor writes logbooks of discovery, keenly meandering through architecture, music, art, history and the minutiae of everyday life[His] erudition and courage are matched by his discerning compassion, which shapes the probing character sketches that populate his books, including A Time to Keep Silence." - Los Angeles Times"A most successful attempt to portray the reactions of the man of the world (in the literal sense) when confronted with the monastic life." - Daily Telegraph (UK)Praise for Patrick Leigh Fermor:"One of the greatest travel writers of all time-The Sunday TimesA unique mixture of hero, historian, traveler and writer; the last and the greatest of a generation whose like we won't see again.-GeographicalThe finest traveling companion we could ever have . . . His head is stocked with enough cultural lore and poetic fancy to make every league an adventure. -Evening StandardIf all Europe were laid waste tomorrow, one might do worse than attempt to recreate it, or at least to preserve some sense of historical splendor and variety, by immersing oneself in the travel books of Patrick Leigh Fermor.-Ben Downing, The Paris ReviewAbout the AuthorPatrick Leigh Fermor (1915-2011) was an intrepid traveler, a heroic soldier, and a writer with a unique prose style. After his stormy schooldays, followed by the walk across Europe to Constantinople that begins in A Time of Gifts (1977) and continues through Between the Woods and the Water (1986), he lived and traveled in the Balkans and the Greek Archipelago. His books Mani (1958) and Roumeli (1966) attest to his deep interest in languages and remote places. In the Second World War he joined the Irish Guards, became a liaison of?cer in Albania, and fought in Greece and Crete. He was awarded the DSO and OBE. He lived partly in Greece-in the house he designed with his wife, Joan, in an olive grove in the Mani-and partly in Worcestershire. He was knighted in 2004 for his services to literature and to British-Greek relations.Karen Armstrong, a historian of religion, spent seven years in a Roman Catholic religious order; she has written about this experience in Throu. Nº de ref. del artículo: DADAX1590172442
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