Words and Silence On the Poetry of Thomas Merton

Name: Words and Silence On the Poetry of Thomas Merton
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ISBN: 9780811207133

ISBN-10: 0811207137

ISBN-13: 9780811207133

Edition: N/A

Authors: Therese Lentfoehr, Therese Lentfoehr

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Words and Silence: On the Poetry of Thomas Merton brings to the study of the late Trappist monk's verse the special perceptions born of a friendship of nearly three decades' duration. It started with a brief correspondence between two poets in 1939, two years before Merton entered the monastery of Gethsemani in Kentucky, and lasted until his tragic accidental death in 1968. Throughout these years, Sister Therese Lentfoehr held a number of university positions in her native Wisconsin and elsewhere, all the while amassing an extensive Merton archival collection, including various drafts of individual poems and prose pieces, translations, books and pamphlets, and even portions of hand-written…

Book details

List price: $14.95
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 5/17/1979
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 180
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English