Sublime Physick
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Sublime Physick

Essays

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Sublime Physick

Essays

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About This Book

A follow-up to Patrick Madden's award-winning debut, this introspective and exuberant collection of essays is wide-ranging and wild, following bifurcating paths of thought to surprising connections. In Sublime Physick, Madden seeks what is common and ennobling among seemingly disparate, even divisive, subjects, ruminating on midlife, time, family, forgiveness, loss, originality, a Canadian rock band, and much more, discerning the ways in which the natural world ( fisica ) transcends and joins the realm of ideas ( sublime ) through the application of a meditative mind. In twelve essays that straddle the classical and the contemporary, Madden transmutes the ruder world into a finer one, articulating with subtle humor and playfulness how science and experience abut and intersect with spirituality and everyday life. For teachers who'd like to adopt this book for their classes, Madden has provided a number of helpful teaching resources, including a 40-minute lecture on his writing process and writing prompts for each of the book's essays. Access the free teaching resources.
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Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Year
2016
ISBN
9780803285446
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literary Essays
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Epigraph
  6. Contents
  7. List of Illustrations
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Spit
  10. Fisica Sublime
  11. Entering and Breaking
  12. In Media Vita
  13. Empathy
  14. Miser’s Farthings
  15. Buying a Bass
  16. Moment, Momentous, Momentum
  17. On Being Recognized
  18. For the Last Time
  19. Independent Redundancy
  20. Fixity
  21. About Patrick Madden