Composing a life /
Bateson, Mary Catherine.
Composing a life / Mary Catherine Bateson. - New York : Plume, 1990 printing. - xiv, 241 p. ; 21 cm.
Originally published: New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, c1989.
Includes bibliographical references.
Emergent visions -- In the company of friends -- From strength to strength -- Opening to the world -- Partnerships -- Give and take -- Making and keeping -- Caretaking -- Multiple lives -- Vicissitudes of commitment -- Fits and starts -- Enriching the earth.
This extraordinary book explores that act of creation that engages us all--the composition of our lives. Through the comparative biographies of herself and four of her close friends, Mary Catherine Bateson provides a fascinating framework for her inquiry into the creative potential of complex lives, where energies are not narrowly focused toward a single ambition but rather are continually refocused and redefined. Each of the women in Composing a Life faced discontinuity at periods in her life, yet was rich in professional achievement and personal relationships. Bateson's life-affirming conclusion is that life is an improvisational art form, and that the interruptions, conflicted priorities, and exigencies that are a part of all our lives can and should be seen as a source of wisdom. Important and empowering, Composing a Life will change lives.
0452265053 9780452265059
90035288
Women intellectuals--United States--Biography.
Women's studies--Biographical methods.
Intellectuelles--Biographies.--�Etats-Unis
�Etudes sur les femmes--M�ethode biographique.
HQ1233 / .B38 1990
Composing a life / Mary Catherine Bateson. - New York : Plume, 1990 printing. - xiv, 241 p. ; 21 cm.
Originally published: New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, c1989.
Includes bibliographical references.
Emergent visions -- In the company of friends -- From strength to strength -- Opening to the world -- Partnerships -- Give and take -- Making and keeping -- Caretaking -- Multiple lives -- Vicissitudes of commitment -- Fits and starts -- Enriching the earth.
This extraordinary book explores that act of creation that engages us all--the composition of our lives. Through the comparative biographies of herself and four of her close friends, Mary Catherine Bateson provides a fascinating framework for her inquiry into the creative potential of complex lives, where energies are not narrowly focused toward a single ambition but rather are continually refocused and redefined. Each of the women in Composing a Life faced discontinuity at periods in her life, yet was rich in professional achievement and personal relationships. Bateson's life-affirming conclusion is that life is an improvisational art form, and that the interruptions, conflicted priorities, and exigencies that are a part of all our lives can and should be seen as a source of wisdom. Important and empowering, Composing a Life will change lives.
0452265053 9780452265059
90035288
Women intellectuals--United States--Biography.
Women's studies--Biographical methods.
Intellectuelles--Biographies.--�Etats-Unis
�Etudes sur les femmes--M�ethode biographique.
HQ1233 / .B38 1990