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The art of the hermit

27 points by mayiplease 6y ago

mayiplease 6y ago
"Six weeks on and we are all holy men and women."
neonate 6y ago
https://archive.md/zGJ7z https://archive.md/zGJ7z
hprotagonist 6y ago
I strongly recommend Thomas Merton’s translation and excerpts of Sayings of the Desert Fathers, as well. “these were men who believed that to let oneself drift along, passively accepting the tenets and values of what they knew as society, was purely and simply a disaster.“
- sdegutis 6y ago
  On the note of the Desert Fathers, the "Life of St. Anthony" written by St. Athanasius is one of my favorite books, and is a relatively short and accessible read: http://newadvent.org/fathers/2811.htm http://newadvent.org/fathers/2811.htm or for a facsimile of a print from 1697: https://archive.org/details/TheLifeOfStAntony/page/n5/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/TheLifeOfStAntony/page/n5/mode/2...
itronitron 6y ago
Here is the painting at the National Gallery website, click on the full-screen button to get rid of the cookie banner. https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/antonello-da-messina-saint-jerome-in-his-study https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/antonello-da-me...
rezeroed 6y ago
Curious how the study seems to be a large piece of furniture.
- Talanes 6y ago
  That freestanding workspace sitting in the middle of an open room evokes a lone cubicle.
kashyapc 6y ago
Speaking of hermits ... it's a great time to read the excellent book about the "North Pond Hermit" (in Maine, the US state)—The Stranger in the Woods[1]. I learnt about it when I was in Denver, CO, last year at an outstanding independent bookstore, Tattered Cover[2] (don't miss it when you're in Denver; it's a calm, spacious, and a gorgeous bookstore with an equally outstanding selection of books and a passionate staff). One of the staff members urged me to read the book; I'm glad she did! [1] https://www.michaelfinkel.com/the-stranger-in-the-woods/ https://www.michaelfinkel.com/the-stranger-in-the-woods/ [2] https://www.tatteredcover.com/detailed-history-tattered-cover https://www.tatteredcover.com/detailed-history-tattered-cove...

27 points by mayiplease 6y ago

mayiplease 6y ago

"Six weeks on and we are all holy men and women."

neonate 6y ago

https://archive.md/zGJ7z https://archive.md/zGJ7z

hprotagonist 6y ago

I strongly recommend Thomas Merton’s translation and excerpts of Sayings of the Desert Fathers, as well. “these were men who believed that to let oneself drift along, passively accepting the tenets and values of what they knew as society, was purely and simply a disaster.“

sdegutis 6y ago
On the note of the Desert Fathers, the "Life of St. Anthony" written by St. Athanasius is one of my favorite books, and is a relatively short and accessible read: http://newadvent.org/fathers/2811.htm http://newadvent.org/fathers/2811.htm or for a facsimile of a print from 1697: https://archive.org/details/TheLifeOfStAntony/page/n5/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/TheLifeOfStAntony/page/n5/mode/2...

itronitron 6y ago

Here is the painting at the National Gallery website, click on the full-screen button to get rid of the cookie banner. https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/antonello-da-messina-saint-jerome-in-his-study https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/antonello-da-me...

rezeroed 6y ago

Curious how the study seems to be a large piece of furniture.

Talanes 6y ago
That freestanding workspace sitting in the middle of an open room evokes a lone cubicle.

kashyapc 6y ago

Speaking of hermits ... it's a great time to read the excellent book about the "North Pond Hermit" (in Maine, the US state)—The Stranger in the Woods[1]. I learnt about it when I was in Denver, CO, last year at an outstanding independent bookstore, Tattered Cover[2] (don't miss it when you're in Denver; it's a calm, spacious, and a gorgeous bookstore with an equally outstanding selection of books and a passionate staff). One of the staff members urged me to read the book; I'm glad she did! [1] https://www.michaelfinkel.com/the-stranger-in-the-woods/ https://www.michaelfinkel.com/the-stranger-in-the-woods/ [2] https://www.tatteredcover.com/detailed-history-tattered-cover https://www.tatteredcover.com/detailed-history-tattered-cove...