Mortification - Writers' Stories of Their Public Shame (Paperback, 1st Perennial ed)

Humiliation is not, of course, unique to writers. However, the world of letters does seem to offer a near-perfect micro-climate for embarrassment and shame. There is something about the conjunction of high-mindedness and low income that is inherently comic; something about the very idea of deeply private thoughts -- carefully worked and honed into art over the years -- being presented to a public audience of dubious strangers, that strays perilously close to tragedy. These seventy contributions prove it is possible to reverse Auden's dictum: that art is born out of humiliation.

General

Imprint:	HarperPerennial
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2005
First published:	April 2005
Authors:	Robin Robertson
Dimensions:	204 x 169 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	288
Edition:	1st Perennial ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-06-075092-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General
LSN:	0-06-075092-8
Barcode:	9780060750923

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