Spirit Of Place: Letters And Essays On Travel
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: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Minor chipping and yellowing to DJ, foxxed edges.
Few writers have ever possessed such an acute sensitivity to landscape and geography as Lawrence Durrell, and Spirit of Place: Letters and Essays on Travel stands as a magnificent testament to that rare gift. This compelling collection gathers Durrell's most vivid personal letters and polished travel essays, chronicling his life among the sun-bleached islands of Greece, the labyrinthine streets of Alexandria, the vineyards of Provence, and beyond — revealing how deeply the character of a place shaped his imagination, his relationships, and his art. Edited by Alan G. Thomas, this anthology illuminates the profound philosophy at the heart of all of Durrell's writing: that landscape is not merely backdrop but a living, breathing force that sculpts the soul of every inhabitant. Written in his characteristically sensuous and erudite prose — at once lyrical and intellectually exacting — these pages reveal a man as much in conversation with the genius loci of each location as with the friends and fellow artists he addressed. For anyone who has ever felt that a place holds a secret power over the human spirit, Durrell's words will strike with the force of long-held intuition finally confirmed.
Author: Lawrence Durrell
Format: Hardback
Published: 1969, Faber and Faber
Genre: Travel & exploration
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Minor chipping and yellowing to DJ, foxxed edges.
Few writers have ever possessed such an acute sensitivity to landscape and geography as Lawrence Durrell, and Spirit of Place: Letters and Essays on Travel stands as a magnificent testament to that rare gift. This compelling collection gathers Durrell's most vivid personal letters and polished travel essays, chronicling his life among the sun-bleached islands of Greece, the labyrinthine streets of Alexandria, the vineyards of Provence, and beyond — revealing how deeply the character of a place shaped his imagination, his relationships, and his art. Edited by Alan G. Thomas, this anthology illuminates the profound philosophy at the heart of all of Durrell's writing: that landscape is not merely backdrop but a living, breathing force that sculpts the soul of every inhabitant. Written in his characteristically sensuous and erudite prose — at once lyrical and intellectually exacting — these pages reveal a man as much in conversation with the genius loci of each location as with the friends and fellow artists he addressed. For anyone who has ever felt that a place holds a secret power over the human spirit, Durrell's words will strike with the force of long-held intuition finally confirmed.