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- catalog abstract "In her novels, Isabel Colegate has often explored the psychology of the seeker, the person embarked upon a search for understanding, for grace, and for perfect possession of his soul. Now, in her first work of nonfiction, she turns her attention to the archetypal seeker, the "pioneer of the spirit" who hears the call to solitude and, through self-exile from humanity, discovers not only who he or she is but, paradoxically, how to live among others. The author comes to her material not as scholar, not as a historian, but as a writer who herself has felt the pull of solitude. Her book is a witty, idiosyncratic personal essay that draws upon the lives, examples, and ways of those hermits and solitaries she has come to know, either through their books, books about them, or visits to their places. Some are saints and heroes, others eccentrics and frauds, but all are unforgettable.".
- catalog contributor b12500271.
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog description "'Going to see the hermit, finding him gone ... ' -- 'Cedar, and pine, and fir, and branching palm ... ' -- ' ... sighing once again to take part in its pleasures and allurements ... ' -- ' ... then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness ... ' -- 'The act of departure is the bravest and most beautiful of all ... ' -- 'A clear pool to wash away sins ... ' -- ' ... going forth well-armed ... ' -- ' ... no beast but one kat ... ' -- 'I could be bounded in a nutshell ... ' -- ' ... most attacked by voices of temptation ... ' -- ''Tis Rousseau, let thy bosom speak the rest ... ' -- 'The louder and more tumultuous our hearts ... ' -- 'In Wildness is the preservation of the world ... ' -- 'I stood amazed ... ' -- ' ... a wish not to be seen ... ' -- 'I think I need this hill ... '.".
- catalog description "In her novels, Isabel Colegate has often explored the psychology of the seeker, the person embarked upon a search for understanding, for grace, and for perfect possession of his soul. Now, in her first work of nonfiction, she turns her attention to the archetypal seeker, the "pioneer of the spirit" who hears the call to solitude and, through self-exile from humanity, discovers not only who he or she is but, paradoxically, how to live among others. The author comes to her material not as scholar, not as a historian, but as a writer who herself has felt the pull of solitude. Her book is a witty, idiosyncratic personal essay that draws upon the lives, examples, and ways of those hermits and solitaries she has come to know, either through their books, books about them, or visits to their places. Some are saints and heroes, others eccentrics and frauds, but all are unforgettable.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-274) and index.".
- catalog extent "xix, 284 p. :".
- catalog identifier "1582431213 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington, D.C. : Counterpoint,".
- catalog subject "291.4/47 21".
- catalog subject "BJ1499.S65 C65 2002".
- catalog subject "Hermits.".
- catalog subject "Solitude.".
- catalog tableOfContents "'Going to see the hermit, finding him gone ... ' -- 'Cedar, and pine, and fir, and branching palm ... ' -- ' ... sighing once again to take part in its pleasures and allurements ... ' -- ' ... then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness ... ' -- 'The act of departure is the bravest and most beautiful of all ... ' -- 'A clear pool to wash away sins ... ' -- ' ... going forth well-armed ... ' -- ' ... no beast but one kat ... ' -- 'I could be bounded in a nutshell ... ' -- ' ... most attacked by voices of temptation ... ' -- ''Tis Rousseau, let thy bosom speak the rest ... ' -- 'The louder and more tumultuous our hearts ... ' -- 'In Wildness is the preservation of the world ... ' -- 'I stood amazed ... ' -- ' ... a wish not to be seen ... ' -- 'I think I need this hill ... '.".
- catalog title "A pelican in the wilderness : hermits, solitaries and recluses / Isabel Colegate.".
- catalog type "text".