"The Terrible, the Merciful, the Mothers": Tracing Wisdom in Merton's Hagia Sophia and Malick's The Tree of Life.

The article focuses on Judeo-Christian wisdom tradition described in a poem "Hagia Sophia" by American writer Thomas Merton and a film "The Tree of Life" by film director Terrence Malick. Topics discussed include implications of iconography and liturgy by the poem, drafting of script of the film by...

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Publicado en:Merton Annual Vol. 28; pp. 134 - 149
Autor principal: Bubel, Katharine
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Fons Vitae Publishing 2015
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Sumario:The article focuses on Judeo-Christian wisdom tradition described in a poem "Hagia Sophia" by American writer Thomas Merton and a film "The Tree of Life" by film director Terrence Malick. Topics discussed include implications of iconography and liturgy by the poem, drafting of script of the film by the U.S. labor unions Writers Guild of America in 2007 and a poem by poet W. H. Auden "New Year Letter"."