Bücher von Stephen Evans

An "engaging modern-day fairy tale." -Kirkus ReviewsFor advanced middle-grade and YA readers, Whose Beauty is Past Change is may tell the story of a young girl who journeys through beautiful distractions to reach a fantastic undersea realm from which she may never return. Or it may tell the story of a grieving poet imagining a beautiful life for a daughter lost to the sea. Or perhaps, both.At sunset in Key West, twelve-year-old Lissa falls into the gulf of Mexico and is swept out along a golden path. Using her knowledge of art and poetry (learned from her parents), she navigates past the beautiful entanglements and curious guardians of the reef. Finally she arrives in the realm of Kwest, where all are devoted to creating each sunrise and sunset. There, after proving herself, Lissa is offered a choice: to return to her old life or stay and become a painter of sunsets.Poets quote in the book include E. E. Cummings, Emily Dickinson, Percy Bysshe Shelley, William Wordsworth, Ralph Waldo Emerson, William Blake, Wallace Stevens, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and John Keats.The book is dedicated to the author's mother, who read to him as a child, and is intended to provide a story that will challenge young readers and inspire young artists. Note: This book was previously published under the title Painting Sunsets.

In Prolegomena to Any Future Vacation by playwright and author Stephen Evans, a post-divorce escape transforms into a philosophical ramble through the spectacular wilds and wastelands of the American West. Guided by the essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson, but otherwise following only the road ahead of him, the author's wayward but synergistic outer and inner journeys explore his own (and our) capacity for understanding the world around us, and our place in it.Publisher's Note: Much of the content of this book was previously published in A Transcendental Journey.

Set in July 1847, Solid Seasons imagines an encounter by Henry David Thoreau with his mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson in Thoreau's cabin at Walden Pond. Emerson attempts to convince Thoreau to leave Walden, while Thoreau struggles to maintain his personal and creative independence.The play received its World Premiere reading at the 2023 annual gathering of the Thoreau Society in Concord, MA. Note: The play is excerpted from the full-length version of the play Monuments.Characters: 2Set: Single (Thoreau's cabin at Walden Pond)Approximate Running Time: 30 minutes

There was no plan. Just an old car, an old map, an old book, and the beginning of a new life.A Transcendental Journey is the quirky account of one man's meander across America, encountering natural wonders during the day, and the essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson at night. Emerson's life, thought, and influence is explored through his essays: Self-Reliance, The Poet, Experience, Nature, and Circles. These famous works shape the experience of the journey, just as the journey shapes the author's experience of Emerson, a combination that created a life-altering, truly Transcendental journey. Any journey to enlightenment is a comedy.

Stephen Evans's breakthrough collection 'Blink!' explores the chaos and entanglements of modern life. Themes of first love, loss, bereavement, loneliness, depression, obsession, fatherhood, friendship, ageing, ailing parents, vanity and failing relationships are explored candidly. Yet by embracing the chaos and acknowledging life provides no neat solutions, there is space for laughter, hope and healing.In this new edition, Blink! is as relevant as ever. A companion through life's chaos, a source for consolation, contemplation and inspiration.

Researchers and students working in the fields of sociolinguistics, English as a global language, world Englishes, applied linguistics and English-language education will find this book provides valuable information and insights about the uses and users of English in colonial and post-colonial Hong Kong.