Field of Vision by Lisa Knopp (1996, Paperback)

Synopsis
Moving from the prairies of Nebraska and Iowa to a consideration of larger philosophical concerns, Lisa Knopp's essays provide a primer in how to put aside personal and cultural biases and see the world with new eyes.

Key Details
Author:	Lisa Knopp
Language:	English
Publisher:	Univ of Iowa Pr
Format:	Paperback
ISBN-10:	0877455511
ISBN-13:	9780877455516

Size
Length:	139 pages
Height:	10 in
Width:	6.3 in
Thickness:	0.5 in
Weight:	8.8 oz

Publisher's Note
In this contemplative collection of essays, Lisa Knopp moves out from the prairies of Nebraska and Iowa to encompass a fully developed vision of light, memory, change, separateness, time, symbols, responsibility, and unity. Knopp charts a stimulating course among the individual, community, and culture that removes the boundaries between self and other, allowing one to become fully present in the world. Her keen vision sees beyond the ordinary to illuminate the mysteries and meanings of our personal and natural worlds.

Reminiscent of Thoreau's introspective nature writing and Dillard's taut, personal prose, each chapter in Flight Dreams stands alone as a distinct narrative, yet each is linked by profoundly personal descriptions of dreams, the natural world, defining experiences, and chance encounters with people that later prove to be fateful. Part Eastern meditation, part dream sequence, part historical reconstruction, Flight Dreams testifies to a deep understanding of how the natural world - its visible and invisible elements - guides our destinies.