02275nam 2200541Ia 450 991080889490332120240516112700.01-58729-944-5(CKB)2560000000055050(EBL)843233(OCoLC)699513557(SSID)ssj0000469264(PQKBManifestationID)11319880(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000469264(PQKBWorkID)10510374(PQKB)11375858(MiAaPQ)EBC843233(MdBmJHUP)muse3010(Au-PeEL)EBL843233(CaPaEBR)ebr10438142(EXLCZ)99256000000005505020100318d2010 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFor us, what music? the life and poetry of Donald Justice /by Jerry Harp1st ed.Iowa City University of Iowa Pressc20101 online resource (184 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-58729-911-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Artistic vocation -- Solemn vows -- Missing selves -- Not addressed to you -- Artistic disclosures -- Orpheus in after time -- Conclusion.When Donald Justice wrote in "On a Picture by Burchfield" that "art keeps long hours," he might have been describing his own life. Although he early on struggled to find a balance between his life and art, the latter became a way of experiencing his life more deeply. He found meaning in human experience by applying traditional religious language to his artistic vocation. Central to his work was the translation of the language of devotion to a learned American vernacular. Art not only provided him with a wealth of intrinsically worthwhile experiences but also granted rich and nuaLife and poetry of Donald JusticePoets, American20th centuryPoets, American811/.54Harp Jerry1595578MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808894903321For us, what music4037115UNINA