The Quest for GraceSecond part of the late Manning Clark's autobiography which began with TThe Puzzles of Childhood' (1989). By the author of the celebrated six-volume TA History of Australia', this book traces Clark's journey of self-discovery to Oxford and Europe and his return to Australia. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 34
Page 55
... historian in the grand tradition . He did not write of causes : he gave no explanations : he did not badger the ... historian in a democratic society . Max Crawford tells us historians do not give answers : they ask questions . Karl Marx ...
... historian in the grand tradition . He did not write of causes : he gave no explanations : he did not badger the ... historian in a democratic society . Max Crawford tells us historians do not give answers : they ask questions . Karl Marx ...
Page 64
... historian , I believed then and now , has something to say : a historian has a ' quantity of felt life ' : a historian tells a story . Listening to R. G. Collingwood I thought of the story of Mary and Martha . Like Martha the man of ...
... historian , I believed then and now , has something to say : a historian has a ' quantity of felt life ' : a historian tells a story . Listening to R. G. Collingwood I thought of the story of Mary and Martha . Like Martha the man of ...
Page 128
... historian must read , mark , learn and inwardly digest that map . Acquiring that knowledge , both by observing others , glancing inward , and reading all the great map- makers of the human heart , was for a historian like pre - season ...
... historian must read , mark , learn and inwardly digest that map . Acquiring that knowledge , both by observing others , glancing inward , and reading all the great map- makers of the human heart , was for a historian like pre - season ...
Contents
The Quest Begins | 1 |
Becoming a Melbourne Boy | 29 |
An Australian in the Land of Holy Wonders | 48 |
Copyright | |
5 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
answer asked Australian history began believed Bonn British Canberra Carlyle Catholic Christ Church civilisation Clark College Corio Cosqueville David Campbell delight Don Baker Dostoevsky Dr Busslei Dymphna England English Europe Evatt evil eye of pity face faith father folly French Geelong Grammar School Geoffrey Blainey German gifts grace heard Heinz Henry Lawson historian history of Australia hope Humphrey Sumner Ian Milner John Ken Inglis knew Labor later laughed lecture lived looked Max Crawford Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Grammar Melbourne Grammar School Melbourne University Menzies mind Mme la Baronne Monsieur mother never night Oxford passion political Professor puzzled remember revolution Ross Wilson Russia smile society someone soul speak spirit spoke story Sydney talk Tampion taught teacher teaching tell things Tocqueville told understand University of Melbourne walked wanted woman women wondered words write wrote Yarraside young Zelman