Discrepant Solace: Contemporary Literature and the Work of Consolation
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Consolation has always played an uncomfortable part in the literary history of loss. But in recent decades its affective meanings and ethical implications have been recast by narratives that appear at first sight to foil solace altogether. Illuminating this striking archive, Discrepant Solace considers writers who engage with consolation not as an aesthetic salve but as an enduring problematic, one that unravels at the centre of emotionally challenging...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0198789750
ISBN13:9780198789758
Release Date:July 2019
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:288 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"
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