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The Spire is a 1964 novel by English author William Golding. "A dark and powerful portrait of one man's will", it deals with the construction of a 404-foot-high spire loosely based on Salisbury Cathedral, [2] the vision of the fictional Dean Jocelin.
- 223 (hardback edition)
- William Golding
- December 1964
- Faber and Faber
The Spire. William Golding. 3.49. 3,705ratings391reviews. Kindle $9.99. Dean Jocelin has a vision: that God has chosen him to erect a great spire on his cathedral. His mason anxiously advises against it, for the old cathedral was built without foundations.
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16 de set. de 2011 · William Golding's 1964 novel about the building of a spire is a study of bringing the near-impossible into being. His writing is no less miraculous. Craig Raine. Fri 16 Sep 2011 17.55 EDT. T he...
Set in medieval England, The Spire tells the story of one man’s vision – the construction of an enormous spire onto a cathedral without foundations. Believing himself to be chosen by God, Jocelin, Dean of the Cathedral, insists that the spire must rise higher and higher, despite the singing pillars and the creeping ground.
10 de fev. de 2021 · inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks. Contributor. Internet Archive. Language. English. 223 pages ; 20 cm. This book explores Dean Jocelin's obsession with building his cathedral spire higher and higher and, as it rises, its shadow falls darkly on the world below. commitment to retain 20151208.
11 de nov. de 2002 · The vision that drives Dean Jocelin to construct an immense new spire above his cathedral tests the limits of all who surround him. The foundationless stone pillars shriek and the earth beneath them heaves under the structure’s weight as the Dean’s will weighs down his collapsing faith. Print length. 228 pages.
