Death Tractates (Wesleyan Poetry Series)

Death Tractates (Wesleyan Poetry Series)

From the depths of sorrow following the sudden death of her closest female mentor, Brenda Hillman asks anguished questions in this book of poems about separation, spiritual transcendence, and the difference between life and death. Both personal and philosophical, her work can be read as a spirit-guide for those mourning the loss of a loved one and as a series of fundamental ponderings on the inevitability of death and separation. At first refusing to let go, desperate to feel the presence of her friend, the poet seeks solace in a belief in the spirit world. But life, not death, becomes the issue when she begins to see physical existence as â€œan interruptionâ€ that preoccupies us with shapes and borders. â€œShape makes life too small,â€ she realizes. Comfort at last comes in the idea of â€œreverse seeingâ€: that even if she cannot see forward into the spirit world, her friend can see â€œbackward into this worldâ€ and be with her.

Death Tractates is the companion volume to a philosophical poetic work entitles Bright Existence, which Hillman was in the midst of writing when her friend died. Published by Wesleyan University Press in 1993, it shares many of the same Gnostic themes and sources.
Country USA
Brand Wesleyan University Press
Manufacturer Wesleyan University Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780819512024
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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