Boredom : The Literary History of a State of Mind Paperback / softback
by Patricia Meyer (University of Virginia) Spacks
Paperback / softback
Description
This text offers an explanation of why boredom both haunts and motivates the literary imagination.
Moving from Samuel Johnson and Jane Austen to Donald Barthelme and Anita Brookner, the author shows us how we arrived in a postmodern world where boredom is the all-encompassing name we give our discontent.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:304 pages
- Publisher:The University of Chicago Press
- Publication Date:01/06/1996
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- ISBN:9780226768540
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:304 pages
- Publisher:The University of Chicago Press
- Publication Date:01/06/1996
- Category:
- ISBN:9780226768540