Pure Act - The Uncommon Life of Robert Lax

Informationen zum Autor Michael N. McGregor is a Professor of English and Creative Writing at Portland State University. He has lectured at universities, conferences, and community events on both Robert Lax and Thomas Merton and is a member of Biographers International Organization and the International Thomas Merton Society. Klappentext Michael N. McGregor is a Professor of English and Creative Writing at Portland State University. He has lectured at universities, conferences, and community events on both Robert Lax and Thomas Merton and is a member of Biographers International Organization and the International Thomas Merton Society. Zusammenfassung A biography of experimental poet and spiritual seeker Robert Lax, who inspired Thomas Merton, Jack Kerouac and many others. Using information and stories drawn from journal entries, letters, interviews and the author’s personal recollections, the book chronicles the development of Lax’s distinctive poetic style and a spontaneous, spiritual approach to life he called pure act.

Product details

• Authors: Michael N. McGregor
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2017
• EAN: 9780823276820
• ISBN: 978-0-8232-7682-0
• No. of pages: 472
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 230 mm x 26 mm
• Series: Catholic Practice in North Ame; Catholic Practice in North America; Catholic Practice in North America
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies