Ladder of Shadows

Reflecting on Medieval Vestige in Provence and Languedoc

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Gustaf Sobin

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Bits of late Roman coinage, the mutilated torso of a marble Venus, blue debris from an early medieval glassworks, and the powder rasped from the reputed tomb of Mary Magdalene-these tantalizing mementos of human history found scattered throughout the landscape of southeastern France are the points of departure for Gustaf Sobin's lyrical narrative. A companion volume to his acclaimed Luminous Debris, Ladder of Shadows picks up where the former left off: with late antiquity, covering a period from roughly the third to the thirteenth century. Here Sobin offers brilliant readings of late Roman and early Christian ruins in his adopted region of Provence, sifting through iconographic, architectural, and sacramental vestiges to shed light on nothing less than the existential itself.

Author Biography:

Gustaf Sobin (1935-2005) was a poet, novelist, and essayist. His books include the novel The Fly-Truffler and Luminous Debris: Reflecting on Vestige in Provence and Languedoc (UC Press).

Release date NZ

January 5th, 2009

Author

Gustaf Sobin

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Undergraduate

Contributor

Foreword by Michael Ignatieff

Illustrations

19 b-w photographs, 5 line illustrations

Pages

264

Dimensions

140x210x18

ISBN-13

9780520253353

Product ID

2723088

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