TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bateson,Mary Catherine
TI  - Composing a life
SN  - 0452265053
AV  - HQ1233 .B38 1990
PY  - 1990/// printing
CY  - New York
PB  - Plume
KW  - Women intellectuals
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Women's studies
KW  - Biographical methods
KW  - Intellectuelles
KW  - �Etats-Unis
KW  - Biographies
KW  - �Etudes sur les femmes
KW  - M�ethode biographique
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -