Today, we find ourselves surrounded by numerous reasons to despair,
from loneliness, suffering and death at an individual level to
societal alienation, oppression, sectarian conflict and war. No
honest assessment of life can take place without facing up to these
facts and it is not surprising that more and more people are
beginning to suspect that the human story will end in tragedy.
However, this focus on despair does not paint a complete and
accurate picture of reality, which is also inflected with beauty
and goodness. Working with examples from poetry and literature,
including Virginia Woolf and Jack Gilbert and the films of Terrence
Malick, Melancholic Joy offers an honest assessment of the human
condition. It unflinchingly acknowledges the everyday frustrations
and extraordinary horrors that generate despair and argues that the
appropriate response is to take up joy again, not in an attempt to
ignore or dismiss evil, but rather as part of a “melancholic
joy” that accepts the mystery of a world both beautiful and
brutal.
General
Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Academic
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
2021 |
Authors: |
Brian Treanor
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Dimensions: |
216 x 138 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
224 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-350-17774-1 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-350-17774-1 |
Barcode: |
9781350177741 |
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