Poetry Books by Simone Weil

Simone Weil Books, Simone Weil poetry book Intimations of Christianity Among the Ancient Greeks Authors: Simone Weil
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published Date: 1998
Categories: Philosophy
Intimations of Christianity Among the Ancient Greeks discusses how precursors to Christian religious ideas can be found in ancient Greek mythology, literature and philosophy."

Simone Weil Books, Simone Weil poetry book Waiting for God Authors: Simone Weil, Joseph Marie Perrin
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published Date: 1951
Categories: Philosophy
A selection of six letters and ten essays provides a spiritual autobiography in which the French philosopher elucidates her mystical Christian insights and sheds new light on the relationship between human life and the divine. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

Simone Weil Books, Simone Weil poetry book Waiting For God Reissue Authors: Simone Weil
Publisher: HarpPeren
Published Date: 1973
Categories: Philosophy
Philosopher, theologian, social critic, and political activist, Simone Well has become a legend of modern spiritual and political thought. Waiting for God contains her most profound thoughts on the relationship of human life to the eternal -- especially as it relates to obedience, surrender, spiritual poverty, readiness to bear suffering, and the love of God. For many of us who try to figure out how to live our lives -- what values and beliefs to uphold, what actions to pursue -- Weil's example, achievements, and frustrations serve to focus the mind and stir the soul. New York Times The writings of this left-wing mystic are unmatched for surprising, sometimes shocking, spiritual insight.

Simone Weil Books, Simone Weil poetry book Oppression and Liberty Authors: Simone Weil
Publisher: Routledge
Published Date: 1958
Categories: Liberty
Are civilised people essentially freer than primitive ones? If not, what pattern of social life could make it so? Weil analyses political and social oppression, its permanent causes, mechanism and contemporary forms.

Simone Weil Books, Simone Weil poetry book First and Last Notebooks Authors: Simone Weil
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published Date: 2015-12-22
Categories: Religion
Introducing the Selected Works of Simone Weil

Simone Weil Books, Simone Weil poetry book Seventy Letters Authors: Simone Weil
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published Date: 2015-12-22
Categories: Religion
Introducing the Selected Works of Simone Weil

Simone Weil Books, Simone Weil poetry book Selected Essays, 1934-1943 Authors: Simone Weil
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published Date: 2015-12-22
Categories: Religion
Introducing the Selected Works of Simone Weil

Simone Weil Books, Simone Weil poetry book Simone Weil's The Iliad, Or, The Poem of Force Authors: Simone Weil, James P. Holoka
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published Date: 2003
Categories: Literary Criticism
Simone Weil, a brilliant young teacher, philosopher, and social activist, wrote the essay, The 'Iliad' or the Poem of Force at France at the beginning of World War II. Her profound meditation on the nature of violence provides a remarkably vivid and accessible testament of the Greek epic's continuing relevance to our lives. This celebrated work appears here for the first time in a bilingual version, based on the text of the authoritative edition of the author's complete writings. An introduction discusses the significance of the essay both in the evolution of Weil's thought and as a distinctively iconoclastic contribution to Homeric studies. The commentary draws on recent interpretations of the Iliad and examines the parallels between Weil's vision of Homer's warriors and the experiences of modern soldiers.

Simone Weil Books, Simone Weil poetry book The Notebooks of Simone Weil Authors: Simone Weil
Publisher: Routledge
Published Date: 2013-05-13
Categories: History
Simone Weil (1909-1943) was a defining figure of the twentieth century; a philosopher, Christian, resistance fighter, anarchist, feminist, Labour activist and teacher. She was described by T. S. Eliot as 'a woman of genius, of a kind of genius akin to that of the saints', and by Albert Camus as 'the only great spirit of our time'. Originally published posthumously in two volumes, these newly reissued notebooks, are among the very few unedited personal writings of Weil's that still survive today. Containing her thoughts on art, love, science, God and the meaning of life, they give context and meaning to Weil's famous works, revealing an unique philosophy in development and offering a rare private glimpse of her singular personality.

Simone Weil Books, Simone Weil poetry book Gravity and Grace Authors: Simone Weil
Publisher: Routledge
Published Date: 2003-07-13
Categories: Philosophy
Gravity and Grace was the first ever publication by the remarkable thinker and activist, Simone Weil. In it Gustave Thibon, the farmer to whom she had entrusted her notebooks before her untimely death, compiled in one remarkable volume a compendium of her writings that have become a source of spiritual guidance and wisdom for countless individuals. On the fiftieth anniversary of the first English edition - by Routledge & Kegan Paul in 1952 - this Routledge Classics edition offers English readers the complete text of this landmark work for the first time ever, by incorporating a specially commissioned translation of the controversial chapter on Israel. Also previously untranslated is Gustave Thibon's postscript of 1990, which reminds us how privileged we are to be able to read a work which offers each reader such 'light for the spirit and nourishment for the soul'. This is a book that no one with a serious interest in the spiritual life can afford to be without.

Simone Weil Books, Simone Weil poetry book Lectures on Philosophy Authors: Simone Weil, Weil Simone
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published Date: 1978-10-26
Categories: Philosophy
Derived from Weil's lectures, the collection presents a general introduction to philosophy, ranging widely over problems about perception, mind, language, and reasoning, as well as problems in moral and political philosophy.

Simone Weil Books, Simone Weil poetry book Waiting on God (Routledge Revivals) Authors: Simone Weil
Publisher: Routledge
Published Date: 2009-10-15
Categories: Philosophy
A work first published in English in 1951, Waiting on God forms the best possible introduction to the work of Simone Weil, for it brings us into direct contact with this amazing personality, at once so pure, so ardent, so utterly sincere, yet normally so reserved that only her closest friends guessed the secrets of her inner life. The first part of the book concerns her letters written to the Reverend Father Perrin, O.P., who befriended her at Marseilles and, the only priest she knew, became her intimate friend. The second part of the book concerns essays and reflections on such subjects as education, human affliction and the love of God, prayer, and forms of the implicit love of God.

Simone Weil Books, Simone Weil poetry book Simone Weil on Colonialism Authors: Simone Weil
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published Date: 2003
Categories: Political Science
Twentieth-century French philosopher Simone Weil's complete writings on colonialism are collected and translated into English in this volume. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Simone Weil Books, Simone Weil poetry book Oppression and Liberty Authors: Simone Weil
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published Date: 2001
Categories: Social Science
Discussing political and social oppression, its permanent causes, the way it works and its contemporary form, this volume of Simone Weil's writings offers thought-provoking ideas on political theory.

Simone Weil Books, Simone Weil poetry book Simone Weil Authors: Simone Weil
Publisher: Grove Press
Published Date: 2000
Categories: Philosophy
Philosopher, theologian, critic, sociologist, political activist -- Simone Weil was among the foremost thinkers of our time. Best known in this country for her theological writing, Weil wrote on a great variety of subjects ranging from classical philosophy and poetry, to modern labor, to the language of political discourse. The present anthology offers a generous collection of her work, including essays never before translated into English and many that have long been out of print. It amply confirms Elizabeth Hardwick's words that Simone Weil was "one of the most brilliant and original minds of twentieth-century France" and "a woman of transcendent intellectual gifts and the widest learning." A longtime Weil scholar, Sian Miles has selected essays representative of the wide sweep of Weil's work and provides a superb introduction that places Weil's work in context of her life and times.

Simone Weil Books, Simone Weil poetry book The Simone Weil Reader Authors: Simone Weil
Publisher:
Published Date: 1977
Categories: Philosophy
The immediate and guiding aim of this book is to introduce the contemporary reader to the work and thought of Simone Weil.



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Psalm 119 Part 10
 by Isaac Watts

Pleading the promises.

ver. 38,49

Behold thy waiting servant, Lord,
Devoted to thy fear;
Remember and confirm thy word,
For all my hopes are there.
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