Against happiness, in praise of melancholy, Eric G. Wilson
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Against happiness, in praise of melancholy, Eric G. Wilson
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-163)
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no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Against happiness
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bibliography
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156818826
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Eric G. Wilson
Sub title
in praise of melancholy
Summary
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
Table Of Contents
The American dream -- The man of sorrows -- Generative melancholia -- Terrible beauty
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