The book presents a thematic analysis of various aspects of
solitude, silence and loneliness, from the ancient world to the
present day, explored thematically with consideration to the links
between aloneness to other social and political issues. The themes
include exile (expulsion from a community), ecstasy (getting ‘out
of oneself’) and enstasy (being comfortable within oneself), to
the Romantic idea of the artist as solitary. There is work on
aloneness in and through nature, especially the importance of
natural settings for positive experiences of solitude. A central
theme is alienation and its emotions, with the idea of loneliness
and the rejected self being a more modern experience. Modernism and
postmodernism presented new forms of solitude in the twentieth
century, and more recently there have been attempts to
‘recover’ the self, through therapeutic uses of the arts. All
of these types and experiences of aloneness are seen through the
lenses of artistic, literary and musical forms of expression, as
aloneness is not only explored and articulated through these art
forms, but is in many ways created through these art forms.
General
| Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Academic
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Bloomsbury Solitude Studies |
| Release date: |
2024 |
| Authors: |
Julian Stern
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
240 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-350-34801-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-350-34801-5 |
| Barcode: |
9781350348011 |
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