Against happiness : in praise of melancholy / Eric G. Wilson.
Against happiness : in praise of melancholy / Eric G. Wilson.
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Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.
Date
2008.
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N152.4/139
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Language
English
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Physical content
166 p. ; 20 cm.
Contents
The American dream -- The man of sorrows -- Generative melancholia -- Terrible beauty.
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Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2008.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Depression--psychology
- Creativeness
- Depression--history
- Drug Therapy--adverse effects
- Literature
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"More than any other generation, Americans today believe in the transformative power of positive thinking. But who says we're supposed to be happy? In Against Happiness: In Praise of Melancholy, the scholar Eric G. Wilson argues that melancholia is necessary to any thriving culture, that it is the muse of great literature painting, music, and innov...
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Against happiness : in praise of melancholy / Eric G. Wilson.
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"Sarah Crichton books."
Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-163)
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N152.4/139
Record Identifier
74VM8daRlgEb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM8daRlgEb
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ISBN
0374240663 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780374240660 (hbk. : alk. paper)
DDC
152.4
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991000054759702626
