Isolarion: A Different Oxford Journey
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Book Overview
Through the centuries, people from all walks of life have heard the siren call of a pilgrimage, the lure to journey away from the familiar in search of understanding. But is a pilgrimage even possible... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0226030938
ISBN13:9780226030937
Release Date:March 2007
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Length:296 Pages
Weight:1.06 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"
Customer Reviews
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A reflective journey, short in space, long in time
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This is a much better book than the previous review would indicate. It's an unusual approach to writing about much-written-about Oxford. It balances observant reporting, personal reflection, and dialogue with earlier writers from antiquity to the present. The books weaves thoughtful comments on a wide variety of historical, political, and economic issues into the travel narrative. The writer alternates tones skillfully, ranging from nostalgic to humorous to reportage, without losing a sense of a central voice. Recommended--I'm sending several copies to friends I lived with in Oxford years ago.
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