In these ten essays, Marilynne Robinson brilliantly addresses subjects that have become the territory of specialists - religion, history, the state of society. The writing is "contrarian in method and spirit," as she states in her introduction, but "Who can imagine how the things we call ideas live in the world, or how they change, or how they perish, or how they can be renewed?" In the tradition of nineteenth-century novelists who turned to the essay, Marilynne Robinson offers a beautiful and authoritative approach to ...
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In these ten essays, Marilynne Robinson brilliantly addresses subjects that have become the territory of specialists - religion, history, the state of society. The writing is "contrarian in method and spirit," as she states in her introduction, but "Who can imagine how the things we call ideas live in the world, or how they change, or how they perish, or how they can be renewed?" In the tradition of nineteenth-century novelists who turned to the essay, Marilynne Robinson offers a beautiful and authoritative approach to refining the ideas our culture has handed down to us. Whether considering how the McGuffey readers were inspired by Midwestern abolitionists; how Creationism, "long owned by the Religious Right," has spurred on contemporary Darwinism; or how John Calvin, who was a Frenchman in Geneva, points to America's continental origins, Robinson writes meticulously and with great conviction. Her essays are filled with the excitement of discovery.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. Essays. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Clean and tight and square. Sharp corners. Appears unread. Name on the inside of the front cover. The dust jacket has just a little shelfwear and is in new mylar.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Crisp, clean pages; no owners' marks; the hard cover shows handling smudges as well as some softening at spine ends, and the jacket has edge creases around the top, a small surface crease at the lower right rear, and a line of scuffing at the right front edge, otherwise sound.; 254 pp.
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Very Good. Size: 6x1x9; First Edition, First Printing. Remainder mark on top edges, otherwise hardly any sign of use with No Writing in text. Ships with tracking the same or next business day from New Haven, CT. We fully guarantee to ship the exact same item as listed and work hard to maintain our excellent customer service.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 254 p. Audience: General/trade. 1st edition. All books Ship NEXT DAY from Wize Books (m-f) excluding holidays, when ordered before 2 PM PST with tracking and customer service & guaranteed
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Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page, with no date or inscription. Crisp, clean pages; no owners' marks; the hard cover shows mild edgewear at the heel corners, and the dust jacket shows a short line of surface wear at the left rear, tiny crimps at corners and spine heel, and a pressure mark along the left edge of the front interior flap, otherwise well-kept, now protected in a clear sleeve.; Signed by Author.
