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Dean Jocelin has a vision: that God has chosen him to erect a great spire on his cathedral. His mason anxiously advises against it, for the old cathedral was built without foundations. Nevertheless, the spire rises octagon upon octagon, pinnacle by pinnacle, until the stone pillars shriek and the ground beneath it swims. Its shadow falls ever darker on the world below, and on Dean Jocelin in particular. The Spire is a dark and powerful portrait of one man's will, and the folly that he creates.
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- Title
- The spire
- Language
- English
- Authors
- William Golding
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0571192572
- ISBN13
- 9780571192571
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Religion & Spirituality, Religious Topics, Religion, Classics, Christian Themes, Christianity, British Literature, England, English Literature, Middle Ages, Catholic Church, Gothic, 14th Century, Fanaticism
- First published
- 1964
- Original title
- The Spire
- Rating
- 3.65 out of 5
- Description
- Dean Jocelin has a vision: that God has chosen him to erect a great spire on his cathedral. His mason anxiously advises against it, for the old cathedral was built without foundations. Nevertheless, the spire rises octagon upon octagon, pinnacle by pinnacle, until the stone pillars shriek and the ground beneath it swims. Its shadow falls ever darker on the world below, and on Dean Jocelin in particular. The Spire is a dark and powerful portrait of one man's will, and the folly that he creates.