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Boredom: The Literary History of a State of Mind

Patricia Meyer Spacks

3.4/5 ( ratings)

This book offers a witty explanation of why boredom both haunts and motivates the literary imagination. Moving from Samuel Johnson to Donald Barthelme, from Jane Austen to Anita Brookner, Spacks shows us at last how we arrived in a postmodern world where boredom is the all-encompassing name we give our discontent. Her book, anything but boring, gives us new insight into the cultural usefulness—and deep interest—of boredom as a state of mind.

Language: English

Pages: 304

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Release: June 01, 1996

ISBN: 0226768546

ISBN 13: 9780226768540

Boredom: The Literary History of a State of Mind

Patricia Meyer Spacks

3.4/5 ( ratings)

This book offers a witty explanation of why boredom both haunts and motivates the literary imagination. Moving from Samuel Johnson to Donald Barthelme, from Jane Austen to Anita Brookner, Spacks shows us at last how we arrived in a postmodern world where boredom is the all-encompassing name we give our discontent. Her book, anything but boring, gives us new insight into the cultural usefulness—and deep interest—of boredom as a state of mind.

Language: English

Pages: 304

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Release: June 01, 1996

ISBN: 0226768546

ISBN 13: 9780226768540

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