Published 1970
by Gollancz in London .
Written in English
Edition Notes
| Statement | by Loren Eiseley. |
| Genre | Addresses, essays, lectures. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | Q171 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | (11),239p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 239 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL17566935M |
| ISBN 10 | 0575004878 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 60515 |
Drawing from his long experience as a naturalist, the author responds to the unexpected and symbolic aspects of a wide spectrum of phenomena throughout the universe. Scrupulous scholarship and magical prose are brought to bear on such diverse topics as seeds, the hieroglyphs on shells, lost tombs, the goddess Circe, city dumps, and Neanderthal man/5. Drawing from his long experience as a naturalist, the author responds to the unexpected and symbolic aspects of a wide spectrum of phenomena throughout the universe. Scrupulous scholarship and magical prose are brought to bear on such diverse topics as seeds, the hieroglyphs on shells, lost tombs, the goddess Circe, city dumps, and Neanderthal : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. The NOOK Book (eBook) of the The Unexpected Universe: A Library of America eBook Classic by Loren Eiseley at Barnes & Noble. FREE Shipping on $35 or Brand: Library of America. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, - Nature - pages 6 Reviews Drawing from his long experience as a naturalist, the author responds to the unexpected and symbolic aspects of a wide spectrum of /5(6).
About The Unexpected Universe At the height of a distinguished career as a paleontologist, Loren Eiseley turned from fieldwork and scientific publication to the personal essay. Here, in The Unexpected Universe, he displays his far-reaching knowledge and searching curiosity about the natural world, and the qualities that led many to hail him as a “modern Thoreau.”. The Unexpected Universe Finalist, National Book Awards for Philosophy And Religion. Loren Eiseley's dark, brooding prose is unique in the annals of nature writing. "The Unexpected Universe" features some of what are considered Eiseley's best essays. Heavily autobiographical and deeply personal, these essays are not cheerful ramblings on the joy of communing with nature. They are bleak, lonely musings on the human condition.5/5(5). Here, in The Unexpected Universe, he displays his far-reaching knowledge and searching curiosity about the natural world, and the qualities that led many to hail him as a “modern Thoreau.” Fascinating accounts of the journeys of Odysseus, Captain Cook, and Charles Darwin frame Eiseley’s more modest wanderings as a suburban naturalist, attentive to the lives of small creatures.
Drawing from his long experience as a naturalist, the author responds to the unexpected and symbolic aspects of a wide spectrum of phenomena throughout the universe. Scrupulous scholarship and magical prose are brought to bear on such diverse topics as seeds, the hieroglyphs on shells, lost tombs, the goddess Circe, city dumps, and Neanderthal man. Buy a cheap copy of The Unexpected Universe book. Free shipping over $ ― Loren Eiseley, The Unexpected Universe “And there was no longer a single race who bred blindly and without question. Time and its agonizing nostalgia would touch the heart each season, and be seen in the fall of a leaf, or, most terrible of all, a loved face would grow by: Here, in The Unexpected Universe, he displays his far-reaching knowledge and searching curiosity about the natural world, and the qualities that led many to hail him as a “modern Thoreau.” Fascinating accounts of the journeys of Odysseus, Captain Cook, and Charles Darwin frame Eiseley’s more modest wanderings as a suburban naturalist.
