A Grief Sublime
This work of creative nonfiction begins with the moment the author, Beth Robbins, is informed of her husband's sudden death in a car accident. Her navigation of grief becomes a hero's journey and ultimately leads to rediscovery. Her lyrical style brings readers into the direct and immediate experience of deep tragedy as well as literature. Robbins enters into conversation with Keats and Whitman, Melville and Dickinson, discovering through these writers that grief has amplified life's spectrum, welcoming her into the realm of literature where imagination meets experience in new and profound ways. This heartbreaking story is ultimately hopeful and transcendent, transforming despair into a new experience of life and a recognition of the love that remains after death.
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A Grief Sublime
This work of creative nonfiction begins with the moment the author, Beth Robbins, is informed of her husband's sudden death in a car accident. Her navigation of grief becomes a hero's journey and ultimately leads to rediscovery. Her lyrical style brings readers into the direct and immediate experience of deep tragedy as well as literature. Robbins enters into conversation with Keats and Whitman, Melville and Dickinson, discovering through these writers that grief has amplified life's spectrum, welcoming her into the realm of literature where imagination meets experience in new and profound ways. This heartbreaking story is ultimately hopeful and transcendent, transforming despair into a new experience of life and a recognition of the love that remains after death.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781734089905 |
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| Publisher: | Keats & Company Publishers |
| Publication date: | 01/01/2020 |
| Pages: | 304 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d) |
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