Outrageous Fortune: Gloomy Reflections on Luck and Life

by William Ian Miller

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In this book, William Ian Miller offers his reflections on the perverse consequences, indeed often the opposite of intended effects, of so-called 'good things'. Noted for his remarkable erudition, wit, and playful pessimism, Miller here ranges over topics from personal disasters to literary and national ones. Drawing on a truly immense store of knowledge encompassing literature, philosophy, theology, and history, he excavates the evidence of human...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0197530680

ISBN13:9780197530689

Release Date:December 2020

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:192 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"

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