Grounded visionary : the mystic fictions of Gerald Murnane /

"Grounded Visionary is a reading of Gerald Murnane's fiction in the light of what is known as the Perennial Philosophy, the mystical foundation of all the world's religions and spiritual systems. The essential tenet of that philosophy is that at a fundamental level all of life is a un...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	McNamee, Brendan, 1955- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Peter Lang, [2019]
Subjects:	Murnane, Gerald, > 1939- > Criticism and interpretation. Murnane, Gerald, > 1939- > Themes, motives. Murnane, Gerald, > 1939- Australian fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. Australian fiction > 21st century > History and criticism. Mysticism in literature. Spirituality in literature. Consciousness in literature. Australian fiction. Themes, motives. 1900-2099 Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Table of Contents:

The infinite sentence : Tamarisk Row
Necessary angel : a season on Earth
Hiding in plain sight : The plains
Six authors in search of a character : Landscape with landscape
Find the lady : Inland
First, Love : Stream system
"Where the painted places ended" : Barley patch
To literature, with love : A history of books
Through a glass, darkly : A million windows
Radiant stains : Border districts.