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The Demon of Noontide: Ennui in Western Literature (Princeton Legacy Library)
Reinhard Kuhn
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Hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Kierkegaard claimed that the gods created man because they were bored, and Baudelaire predicted that the delicate monster of boredom would one day swallow up the whole world in an immense yawn. Between these two statements lies the undefined expanse of ennui, whose manifestations in European literature form the fascinating subject of this book. Reinhard Kuhn's aim is to define the demon of noontide, to learn how writers through the ages have treated it, and to discover what it indicates about the nature of the creative act. Originally published in 1976. The Princeton Legacy Library uses ... Read more
Kierkegaard claimed that the gods created man because they were bored, and Baudelaire predicted that the delicate monster of boredom would one day swallow up the whole world in an immense yawn. Between these two statements lies the undefined expanse of ennui, whose manifestations in European literature form the fascinating subject of this book. Reinhard Kuhn's aim is to define the demon of noontide, to learn how writers through the ages have treated it, and to discover what it indicates about the nature of the creative act. Originally published in 1976. The Princeton Legacy Library uses ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Princeton Legacy Library
Condition
New
Weight
28 g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691654492
SKU
V9780691654492
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