Quicksilver

Quicksilver Begins On A Quiet Day In Contemplation Of A Lizard Deep In The Heart Of The Outback But Quickly Moves To The Russia Of Tolstoy And Gorky, And On To Other Lands And Times, Bringing Into Play Universal Questions About The Essential Nature Of The Human Condition. Rothwell's Chief Subject Is Always The Inland- The Mystic Kurangara Cult That Flourished In The Kimberley; The Story Of The Western Desert Artists, Their Works And Their Eventual Fate; The Tracks Across The Wilderness Of Colonel Warburton And George Grey; The Bush Dreams And Intuitions Of D. H. Lawrence And The Landscape Word-portraits By The Great Biographer Of Nature Eric Rolls. In Quicksilver Rothwell Masterfully Takes Us In Search Of The Sacred Through Place And Time, In An Enchanting Reverie Of Calm Wondering. By Nicolas Rothwell. In six reveries, Nicholas Rothwell traverses subjects near and far, old worlds and new, the sacred and the sublime. He journeys to the north -- to Alpine valleys and the high Czech mountains ; to the Russia of Tolstoy and Gorky, and of Tarkovsky. But his chief subject is always outback Australia, the inland, and the secrets it holds : the mystic Kurangara cult that flourished in the Kimberley; the story of the Western Desert artists, their works and their eventual fate; the tracks across the wilderness of Colonel Warburton and George Grey; the bush dreams and intuitions of D.H. Lawrence and the landscape word-portraits of nature left behind by Eric Rolls Six essays exploring the connections between old world Europe, aboriginal Australia, religion, meaning and the power of the sacred. Beginning in contemplation of a lizard in the outback, Quicksilver moves to the Russia of Tolstoy and Gorky, and on to other lands and times, bringing into play universal questions about the essential nature of the human condition. Rothwells fascination is Australias silent, timeless and mysterious desert heart. Rothwell's writing has the ability to make esoteric subjects immediate and compelling. These six essays showcase his extraordinary breadth and depth, and his intimate grasp of history, religion and art.