My Argument with the Gestapo: Autobiographical Novel downloadPDF, EPUB, MOBI
My Argument with the Gestapo: Autobiographical Novel downloadPDF, EPUB, MOBI
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Author: Thomas Merton
Page Count: 260 pages
Published Date: 12 Dec 1975
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication Country: New York, United States
Language: English
Format: PDF
ISBN: 9780811205863
File size: 40 Mb
File Name: My.Argument.with.the.Gestapo.Autobiographical.Novel.pdf
Download Link: My Argument with the Gestapo Autobiographical Novel
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Although it first appeared after his death in 1968, he had arranged for its publication, written a foreword for it, and was delighted with the prospect of its at last becoming a part of his published works. My Argument with the Gestapo tells of the adventures of a young man, clearly identified by the name Thomas Merton, who travels from America to Europe to report on the war with Germany from the viewpoint of a poet. He hates the war, yet is driven to come to terms with it. There is a pervading sense of dreamworld or hallucination, heightened by the device of passages written in a macaronic language, invented from multilingual roots, to satirize and parody political propaganda speeches dealing with the war. A work of imagination (Merton did not in fact return to England after the start of World War II in Europe), it nevertheless contains much that is autobiographical and revealing of the young Merton. Most clearly visible are the seeds of his never-forsaken concern with peace and nonviolence and his abhorrence of war. Indeed, his outspoken criticism of Britain at a time when all the emphasis was on ''the brave little island standing alone" foreshadows his devotion to truth as he saw it, no matter what the cost. And students of Merton will find scenes in the book that are straight autobiography, amplifying and perhaps filling in gaps in what later was to be the beginning of Merton's great literary success, The Seven Storey Mountain (1948).
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My Argument with the Gestapo: Autobiographical Novel by Thomas Merton
Author: Thomas Merton
Page Count: 260 pages
Published Date: 12 Dec 1975
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication Country: New York, United States
Language: English
Format: PDF
ISBN: 9780811205863
File size: 40 Mb
File Name: My.Argument.with.the.Gestapo.Autobiographical.Novel.pdf
Download Link: My Argument with the Gestapo Autobiographical Novel
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Although it first appeared after his death in 1968, he had arranged for its publication, written a foreword for it, and was delighted with the prospect of its at last becoming a part of his published works. My Argument with the Gestapo tells of the adventures of a young man, clearly identified by the name Thomas Merton, who travels from America to Europe to report on the war with Germany from the viewpoint of a poet. He hates the war, yet is driven to come to terms with it. There is a pervading sense of dreamworld or hallucination, heightened by the device of passages written in a macaronic language, invented from multilingual roots, to satirize and parody political propaganda speeches dealing with the war. A work of imagination (Merton did not in fact return to England after the start of World War II in Europe), it nevertheless contains much that is autobiographical and revealing of the young Merton. Most clearly visible are the seeds of his never-forsaken concern with peace and nonviolence and his abhorrence of war. Indeed, his outspoken criticism of Britain at a time when all the emphasis was on ''the brave little island standing alone" foreshadows his devotion to truth as he saw it, no matter what the cost. And students of Merton will find scenes in the book that are straight autobiography, amplifying and perhaps filling in gaps in what later was to be the beginning of Merton's great literary success, The Seven Storey Mountain (1948).
Read online My Argument with the Gestapo: Autobiographical Novel Buy and read online My Argument with the Gestapo: Autobiographical Novel Download and read My Argument with the Gestapo: Autobiographical Novel ebook, pdf, djvu, epub, mobi, fb2, zip, rar, torrent Download to iPad/iPhone/iOS, B&N nook My Argument with the Gestapo: Autobiographical Novel