Centuries of Meditations
Author | : Thomas Traherne |
Publisher | : Cosimo, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 2010-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781616402921 |
ISBN-13 | : 161640292X |
Rating | : 4/5 (92X Downloads) |
Download or read book Centuries of Meditations written by Thomas Traherne and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than 200 years, Thomas Traherne's Centuries of Meditations was undiscovered and unpublished. The manuscript passed through many hands before finally being compiled into a book by bookseller and scholar BERTRAM DOBELL (1842-1914) in 1908. Centuries is a collection of poems written to express the rapture of life lived in accordance with God. Yet Dobell is careful to state that even though Traherne was a clergyman, there is plenty of beauty to be found in his poetry that does not require specific belief in Christianity or in God. Readers of many ages and persuasions will be touched by Traherne's passages on love and belonging.