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At the center of all beauty : solitude and the creative life

At the center of all beauty : solitude and the creative life

Johnson, Fenton, author.
Book 2020

"A meditation on solitude as a font of creativity and spirituality. Known for his lyrical prose and clear insight, Fenton Johnson explores what it means to be not "single"--meaningless outside of coupledom--but "solitary," able to be alone, inclined to mine the treasures of inner life. Americans tend to celebrate "fortress marriage," turning an equal right into an omnivorous expectation, marginalizing solitaries as odd, even potentially threateni...

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Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Gay men United States Biography
Johnson, Fenton
Personality and creative ability
Solitude
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ISBN:
9780393608298
Edition:
First edition
Description:
pages cm
Contents:
Monks and rascals
The forging of a solitary
I to myself (Henry David Thoreau)
The psychology of the Earth (Paul Cézanne)
Formidably alone (Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson)
The generosity of bachelors (Henry James)
All serious daring begins within (Eudora Welty)
The lover of God (Rabindranath Tagore)
A soundless island in a tideless sea (Zora Neale Hurston)
A man alone, a single woman (Rod McKuen and Nina Simone)
Those who seek beauty will find it (Bill Cunningham)
From loneliness to solitude
LCCN:
2019044449
Control Number:
2914869
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