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The Basics of Enjoyment (A Day with Thomas Traherne, Part 2)
The concept and practice of enjoyment are central to Traherne’s writing. The 2nd part of “A Day with Thomas Traherne,” is, therefore, focused on the idea of enjoyment itself. These are stepping stones that will lead you to a practice … Continue reading
A Day with Thomas Traherne
A little enjoyment of the world and all the people in it can go a long way. In her book, Lost in Wonder, Esther deWaal quotes the Jewish proverb, “On the day of Judgment God will only ask one question: … Continue reading
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Ronald Blythe Describes a Traherne Festival in Credenhill
This past Christmas, a long-time family friend and fellow bibliophile and anglophile, Katherine Brown, gifted me with Ronald Blythe’s Word from Wormingford: A Parish Year. She and I took a 17th century literature class together at University of Maryland way … Continue reading
Dorothy Sayers Compares Traherne to Dante and Wordsworth
Dorothy Sayers (1893-1957), was a noted English novelist, essayist, poet, dramatist, and translator. She is one of the first women ever to receive a degree from Oxford University. In 1957, the last year of her life, she gave a lecture … Continue reading
Poem about Traherne, by Robert Siegel
It never fails to surprise me when I come across another noted author or poet whose vision of the world was influenced by Thomas Traherne. I recently happened upon this poem by Robert Siegel (1939-2012), an American poet and novelist. … Continue reading
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The Trinity of Love
One of Traherne’s most poetic and profound concepts is the Trinity of Love. Though the origin of the concept can be traced back to Augustine, the poetic quality of Traherne’s explication is uniquely his own. It occupies approximately 30 of … Continue reading
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Professor Martz’s Structural Study of Traherne’s Centuries
A. Leigh Deneef, in his important study, Traherne in Dialogue, noted that Louis Martz’s The Paradise Within, is one of the most important structural studies of Traherne’s Centuries. I would argue that it is probably the most helpful guide as … Continue reading
Traherne’s Technique of Repetition
In preparing his readers for a tour through Traherne’s Centuries, Professor Louis Martz dedicates twelve pages of The Paradise Within to Traherne’s (and Augustine’s) “technique of repetition.” Traherne’s overall approach is most cogently defended in the following assessment: “The Centuries, … Continue reading
Surprised by Traherne 