The Terrestrial Gospel of Nikos Kazantzakis
Author | : Nikos Kazantzakis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 162 |
Release | : 2014-01-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 0927379120 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780927379120 |
Rating | : 4/5 (120 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Terrestrial Gospel of Nikos Kazantzakis written by Nikos Kazantzakis and published by . This book was released on 2014-01-23 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Terrestrial Gospel is an anthology of passages selected from various books by Kazantzakis, centering on Nature and the workers of the soil. A powerful and poetic work that raises environmental awareness and calls us to compassionate action, the book contains new translations from the Greek originals to English, some original poems by Maskaleris, a Preface by Jean-Michel Cousteau, and an illuminating essay by ecologist, author, and film-maker, Michael Tobias. Love supports survival... Nikos Kazantzakis' love of Nature inspired him to write beautiful hymns to Her and to the human life rooted in the soil - as the selections for this Anthology movingly demonstrate. Having grown up on the fascinating island of Crete - close to trees, animals and wild peasants - he absorbed and retained the terrestrial life in his soul, and made it bloom in brilliant descriptions throughout all of his works. These poetic tributes are not mere "decor" but a vital source of ever regenerative human life, biological growth, individual spirit and ecological community. It is a poetic vision that is at once communal, and global, from one of the 20th century's greatest writers.