Preludes

by Jeffrey Jay Niehaus

Overview

Description: All of the glory that had broken on me Surrounded me and saw me through and through Although I had no idea how to name A power that engulfed me totally And turned my soul onto another road. --Book XVI, lines 700-704 Preludes is a soul's journey from infancy to adulthood--from the Ohio Valley to south Florida, from grade school to college in New England and travel abroad, and ultimately to a knowledge of its maker. The author is unabashedly and sometimes almost naively Romantic, and the poem shows both adoration of nature and the ultimate failure of such an obsession. The poem's many passages are windows onto past landscapes, and through them comes an affirmation of life and the goodness of life. Ultimately, the author encounters and is transformed by a power beyond himself. Endorsements: ""Preludes is much more than a conventional autobiography. The reader will find here in equal measure spiritual sensitivity, classical learning, and descriptive poetry of great power and precision, all in the service of a compelling personal narrative. The evocations of the Florida of his youth--a paradise now all but lost--are particularly moving. I enthusiastically recommend Preludes."" --Sean McDonough, Professor of New Testament, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary About the Contributor(s): Jeffrey Jay Niehaus is Professor of Old Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. He is the author of God at Sinai (1995) and Ancient Near Eastern Themes in Biblical Theology (2008), as well as commentaries and articles.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781620328835
Publisher:	Resource Publications
Publication date:	01/30/2013
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Jeffrey Jay Niehaus is Professor of Old Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. He is the author of God at Sinai (1995) and Ancient Near Eastern Themes in Biblical Theology (2008), as well as commentaries and articles.

Table of Contents

Book I Borealis 1

Book II Solitude, Art and A Night to Remember 19

Book III Australis 41

Book IV Lake Worth and Junior High School 65

Book V A Florida Boyhood 87

Book VI Paradise and Old Masters 105

Book VII Farewell to Florida 123

Book VIII Atlanta and Cross Keys 141

Book IX Cross Keys and a New Road 159

Book X Yale, New Haven and New York 175

Book XI Yale and Art 197

Book XII Junior Year and a Titan 213

Book XIII Bavaria and the Alps 229

Book XIV Final Year at Yale 251

Book XV Australis Redux 265

Book XVI Portals of Dawn 297

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Preludes is much more than a conventional autobiography. The reader will find here in equal measure spiritual sensitivity, classical learning, and descriptive poetry of great power and precision, all in the service of a compelling personal narrative. The evocations of the Florida of his youth—a paradise now all but lost—are particularly moving. I enthusiastically recommend Preludes."
—Sean McDonough, Professor of New Testament, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

Editorial Reviews

"Preludes is much more than a conventional autobiography. The reader will find here in equal measure spiritual sensitivity, classical learning, and descriptive poetry of great power and precision, all in the service of a compelling personal narrative. The evocations of the Florida of his youth—a paradise now all but lost—are particularly moving. I enthusiastically recommend Preludes."
—Sean McDonough, Professor of New Testament, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

From the Publisher