Marguerite Yourcenar
That Mighty Sculptor, Time
- ISBN 13:
- 9780374523756
- author:
- Marguerite Yourcenar
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux INC International Concepts
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1993
- Pages:
- 240
- Genre:
- Books
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
This posthumously published collection of essays explores diverse subjects, including poetry, art, spirituality, and history. Marguerite Yourcenar meditates on the transformative power of time, examining how it affects creative expression.
The title essay considers the process by which a work of art is created anew, as if from scratch, after being worn down by the passage of time.