Against happiness : in praise of melancholy / Eric G. Wilson.
Looks at the American quest for happiness and rejection of melancholy and argues that melancholia is actually essential to a thriving culture, the underlying impetus for creative thinking, and the muse of great art and innovation.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780374240660
- ISBN: 0374240663
- Physical Description: 166 pages ; 20 cm
- Edition: 1st edition
- Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "Sarah Crichton books."
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-163).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The American dream -- The man of sorrows -- Generative melancholia -- Terrible beauty.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Melancholy.
Creative ability.
Available copies
- 8 of 9 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 0 of 0 copies available at McDowell County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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| 264 | 1. | ‡aNew York : ‡bFarrar, Straus and Giroux, ‡c2008. | |
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| 504 | . | ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 153-163). | |
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| 520 | . | ‡aLooks at the American quest for happiness and rejection of melancholy and argues that melancholia is actually essential to a thriving culture, the underlying impetus for creative thinking, and the muse of great art and innovation. | |
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