{"product_id":"journeys-into-the-mind-of-the-world-a-book-of-places-paperback","title":"Journeys Into the Mind of the World: A Book of Places - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Tillinghast\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Renowned poet Richard Tillinghast's wanderlust and restless spirit are nearly as well known as his verses. This book of essays captures that penchant to wander, yet \u003ci\u003eJourneys into the Mind of the World\u003c\/i\u003e is not merely a compilation of travel stories--it is a book of places. It explores these chosen locations--Ireland, England, India, the Middle East, Tennessee, Hawaii--in a deeper way than would be typical of travel literature, attempting to enter not just the world, but \"the mind of the world\"--the roots and history of places, their political and cultural history, spiritual, artistic, architectural, and ethnic dimensions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Behind each essay is the presence, curiosity, and intelligence of the author himself, who uses his experience of the places he visits as a way of bringing the reader into the equation. Tillinghast illuminates his travels with a brilliant eye, a friendly soul, and eclectic knowledge of a variety of disparate areas--Civil War history, Venetian architecture, Asian cultures, Irish music, and the ways of out-of-the-way people. This attention to history and cultural embeddedness lends unique perspectives to each essay. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e At the heart of his journeys are his deep roots in the South, tracing back to his hometown in Tennessee. The book explores not only Tillinghast's childhood home in Memphis, but even the time before his birth when his mother lived in Paris. Readers will feel a sense of being everywhere at once, in a strange simultaneity, a time and place beyond any map or guidebook. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRICHARD TILLINGHAST\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three recent books of poetry: \u003ci\u003eSewanee Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (Evergreen, 2009; second edition, 2012), \u003ci\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (Dedalus, Dublin, 2009), and \u003ci\u003eWayfaring Stranger \u003c\/i\u003e(Word Palace, 2012). Among his nonfiction books are \u003ci\u003eFinding Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e (University of Notre Dame, 2008) and \u003ci\u003eAn Armchair Traveller's History of Istanbul \u003c\/i\u003e(Haus Publishing, London, 2012). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRICHARD TILLINGHAST\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three recent books of poetry: \u003ci\u003eSewanee Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (Evergreen, 2009; second edition, 2012), \u003ci\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (Dedalus, Dublin, 2009), and \u003ci\u003eWayfaring Stranger \u003c\/i\u003e(Word Palace, 2012). Among his nonfiction books are \u003ci\u003eFinding Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e (University of Notre Dame, 2008) and \u003ci\u003eAn Armchair Traveller's History of Istanbul \u003c\/i\u003e(Haus Publishing, London, 2012).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 331\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52042289086765,"sku":"9781621902812","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/journeys-into-the-mind-of-the-world-a-book-of-places-paperback-7141293.webp?v=1780172168","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/journeys-into-the-mind-of-the-world-a-book-of-places-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}