Fragmenta Animi: Second Series
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
From the halls of Otago University comes a rare and intimate collection of verse and reflections — Fragmenta Animi: Second Series by Richard Lawson, Litt.D., Professor Emeritus, presents a gathered mosaic of poetic fragments that illuminate the inner life of a distinguished academic mind. The Latin title, meaning Fragments of the Soul, signals at once the deeply personal and meditative nature of this work, as Lawson chronicles thoughts, impressions, and lyrical observations drawn from a lifetime of scholarly reflection. The verses are spare and considered, carrying the quiet authority of a man long accustomed to weighing words with precision. As the second in a series, this collection builds upon an established poetic vision, deepening the reader's sense of a singular voice shaped by classical learning and the austere beauty of New Zealand's intellectual landscape. Lawson's style is restrained yet resonant, drawing on classical traditions while grounding itself in personal experience and philosophical inquiry. A work of rare academic poetry that rewards the careful reader, Fragmenta Animi leaves one wondering what further fragments of a remarkable soul were never committed to the page.
Author: Richard Lawson
Format: Hardback
Published: 1940, Whitcombe & Tombs
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
From the halls of Otago University comes a rare and intimate collection of verse and reflections — Fragmenta Animi: Second Series by Richard Lawson, Litt.D., Professor Emeritus, presents a gathered mosaic of poetic fragments that illuminate the inner life of a distinguished academic mind. The Latin title, meaning Fragments of the Soul, signals at once the deeply personal and meditative nature of this work, as Lawson chronicles thoughts, impressions, and lyrical observations drawn from a lifetime of scholarly reflection. The verses are spare and considered, carrying the quiet authority of a man long accustomed to weighing words with precision. As the second in a series, this collection builds upon an established poetic vision, deepening the reader's sense of a singular voice shaped by classical learning and the austere beauty of New Zealand's intellectual landscape. Lawson's style is restrained yet resonant, drawing on classical traditions while grounding itself in personal experience and philosophical inquiry. A work of rare academic poetry that rewards the careful reader, Fragmenta Animi leaves one wondering what further fragments of a remarkable soul were never committed to the page.