Three books in one day — splendid!!

June 22nd, 2018 by Charles Cameron

[ by Charles Cameron — Imagination, Joan of Arc, and Coronation ]

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Oh, the other day was a great day, bringing me three terrific books:

  • Henry Corbin, Creative Imagination in the Sufism of Ibn Arabi: Alone with the Alone

  • Marina Warner, Joan of Arc: the Image of Female Heroism

  • Matthias Range, Music and Ceremonial at British Coronations: From James I to Elizabeth II

    • The Corbin is simply the most dedicated book on spirituality I would take with me if I could, and which I’d dearly love to crack. Marina Warner was a stellar presence in the cafe I frequented in Little Clarendon Street in Oxford, and hijacked me once to help paint her new digs. And the Range? It’s a book I’ve long wished to read and finally, here it is.

    Quite a trio!

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