Hermitary – hermit's thatch

If April is the cruelest month because it encourages the growth of flowers but can suddenly cut them down with resurrected cold, autumn is its counterpart. The last warmth of summer lingers into autumn, and …

Solitude emerged in the early modern era, attempting to recover the motive of the medieval hermit, polished over several centuries to become a suitable alternative. But the process was slow and tortured, and has never …

In searching for a prototype modern hermit, one is confronted by the reality that after the Middle Ages, hermits in modernity were destined by authorities to disappear. In order to survive, eremitism transformed into solitude, …