A Loose Canon: Essays on History, Modernity and TraditionConnor Court Publishing Pty Ltd, 2007 - 172 pàgines In this collection of essays, Coman ranges over a vast tapestry of experiences from ferreting rabbits, to the pleasures of reading the Odyssey and listening to church bells. Religion, philosophy, modern music, Freddie Ayer's 'amorous dalliances' and Chinese ghost stories - it's all here in this eclectic compilation. The essays will delight both the serious and the casual reader. |
Continguts
Never Say Die | 19 |
La Austrialia del Espiritu Santo | 39 |
A Pestilence of Flesh | 52 |
The Sickness Unto Death | 66 |
Mr Tungs Fox Tenants | 91 |
Philosophy and Ethics | 108 |
The Enemy of Permanent Things | 123 |
The Fisher King and the Siege Perilous | 139 |
The Doof Doof Music | 156 |
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