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The Demon of Noontide: Ennui in Western Literature
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Full Title:
The Demon of Noontide: Ennui in Western Literature
Contributors:
By (Author) Reinhard Clifford Kuhn
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
30th May 2017
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
809.93353
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
416
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
Weight:
567g
Description
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. R
