Sublime Physick : essays / Patrick Madden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Madden, Patrick, 1971- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English essays--19th century.

English essays.

Madden, Patrick, 1971-.

Madden, Patrick.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln, [Nebraska] ; London, [England] : University of Nebraska Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A follow-up to Patrick Madden's award-winning debut, this introspective and exuberant collection of essays is wide-ranging and wild, following bifurcating paths of thought to surprising connections. In Sublime Physick, Madden seeks what is common and ennobling among seemingly disparate, even divisive, subjects, ruminating on midlife, time, family, forgiveness, loss, originality, a Canadian rock band, and much more, discerning the ways in which the natural world ( fisica ) transcends and joins the realm of ideas ( sublime ) through the application of a meditative mind. In twelve essays that straddle the classical and the contemporary, Madden transmutes the ruder world into a finer one, articulating with subtle humor and playfulness how science and experience abut and intersect with spirituality and everyday life. For teachers who'd like to adopt this book for their classes, Madden has provided a number of helpful teaching resources, including a 40-minute lecture on his writing process and writing prompts for each of the book's essays. Access the free teaching resources. Watch a book trailer.

Contents:

Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Epigraph; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Spit; Fisica Sublime; Entering and Breaking; In Media Vita; Empathy; Miser's Farthings; Buying a Bass; Moment, Momentous, Momentum; On Being Recognized; For the Last Time; Independent Redundancy; Fixity; About Patrick Madden

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780803285446

0803285442