A Little Book of Hours

By John F. Deane

Taking its starting point from John Donne's prose--"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main"--John Deane takes a period of time and trawls through it for meaning and purpose. Beginning with a simple island, each subsequent piece features great figures, such as King David, and examines the futility of war and the place of poetry in fighting for a more just society. The collection's centerpiece, "A Little Book of Hours," journeys through Europe in search of spiritual truth. This collection is a meditation on how the Christian myth is seen to penetrate all of humanity and nature.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1857549708
• ISBN13: 9781857549706
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Carcanet Press
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 8.3"