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Title: The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry

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Paperback, 2003

Synopsis
These essays from poet/novelist/essayist and dedicated agrarian Wendell Berry advocate a return to the values of the farming life in which Berry was raised and which he still lives--among them respect for nature, responsibility for the land, and an understanding that the marketplace should not be the ruling force in human endeavor.

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Language:        English

Size
Weight:        1.4 Pounds
Height:         9.3 Inches
Width:          6.3 Inches
Thickness:    1 Inches



Publisher Notes
The fundamentals of Wendell Berry's agrarian vision is thoroughly documented in this collection of essays, in which he deals with the themes of geobiography, agrarian economics, and agrarian religion. In his ongoing agrarian critique of culture, Berry eloquently defends the small and the local against corporate interests.



Industry Reviews
"Berry is one of the few contemporary authors worthy of mention in the same breath with that triumvirate of immortals, Thoreau, Muir and Leopold....There is so much good sense collected here that one is tempted not to review it but simply to repeat it....We don't think of farming as nature, or of the farming life as offering us much in the way of opportunity to accrue and exercise wisdom. As this volume shows, on both counts we are sadly mistaken."
(06/16/2003)
"Into [the] oppressive national atmosphere of cant, bullying, illogic, and outright lying, THE ART OF THE COMMONPLACE comes as a bracing antidote.....Wendell Berry sets out in language that is clear, passionate, and often poetic not only to analyze what ails us but also to offer a path back to health. Whether you agree entirely with his prescription, it is hard to argue with the diagnosis of our ills or his analysis of their cause. Despite the elegance and civility of his prose, Berry is one of our most radical thinkers."
(Summer 2003)


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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry and it was written by Wendell Berry, Norman Wirzba (Editor). This edition of The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry is in a Hardcover format. This books publish date is April 2002 and it has a suggested retail price of $26. There are pages in the book and it was published by Counterpoint. The 10 digit ISBN is 1582431469 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9781582431468. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.