On Leaving

A Reading in Emerson

Branka Arsić

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ISBN 9780674050730

Publication Date: 04/15/2010

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404 pages

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Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction: In the Mode of Water
I. Leave-Takings
- 1. Standing Still
- 2. Points of Departure
II. Journeying
- 3. Nocturnal Outings: Dreaming
- 4. Brain Walks: Thinking
- 5. Archaeology of Roses: Loving
III. Dwelling
- 6. The Art of Staying
- 7. Abiding on the Earth
Appendix
Notes
Index

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