The Literary Essays of Thomas Merton

abstract absurd Albert Camus artist beauty become believe Benjy Camus Catholic character Christ Christian Church contemplation creative critics D. H. Lawrence death Dilsey E. M. W. Tillyard essay everything evil experience fact faith Faulkner Four Zoas freedom genius human Huxley Ibid ideas imagination Indian intellectual intuition J. F. Powers Joyce kind literary living look man's Maritain matter means metaphysical Meursault Milton modern moral mystery mystical myth Nat Turner nature Negro never nonviolence novel Paneloux Pasternak perhaps person Plague Plato Plotinus poem poet poetic poetry political prophetic pure reality refusal religion religious revolution Rieux Rubén Darío seems sense Simone Weil simply society sound speak spiritual story struggle symbols talk tall convict Tarrou theme things Thomas Merton thought tion truth understand Urizen Urthona vision whole Wild Palms William Blake woman words Writings of William York Zhivago