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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
3,698 ratings390 reviews. 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. Nevertheless, the spire rises octagon upon octagon, pinnacle by pinnacle, until the stone pillars shriek and the ground beneath it swims.
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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....
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 · 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.
The Spire. novel by Golding. Learn about this topic in these articles: discussed in biography. In William Golding. …novels, Free Fall (1959) and The Spire (1964), also demonstrate Golding’s belief that “man produces evil as a bee produces honey.”
3 de mai. de 2021 · The spire : a novel. by. Golding, William, 1911-1993. Publication date. 1971. Topics. Fiction in English, 1900- Texts. Publisher. London (3 Queen Sq., WC1N 3AU) : Faber and Faber.
