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Ordinary Unhappiness - (Square One: First-Order Questions in the Humanities) by Jon Baskin (Paperback)
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- This book approaches David Foster Wallace not only as a fiction writer but also as a cultural critic and a moral philosopher whose formal innovations were intended as "therapies" for the pervasive dis-eases of our time.
- About the Author: Jon Baskin is the Associate Director of the Creative Publishing and Critical Journalism program at the New School for Social Research and a founding editor of The Point.
- 200 Pages
- Literary Criticism, American
- Series Name: Square One: First-Order Questions in the Humanities
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About the Book
By examining Infinite Jest, Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, and The Pale King, Baskin approaches David Foster Wallace not only as a fiction writer but also as a cultural critic and a moral philosopher whose formal innovations were intended as "therapies" for the pervasive diseases of our time.Book Synopsis
This book approaches David Foster Wallace not only as a fiction writer but also as a cultural critic and a moral philosopher whose formal innovations were intended as "therapies" for the pervasive dis-eases of our time.Review Quotes
"Baskin's book isrelevant and insightful to all readers of Wallace, both literary critics and laypeople, but the book is also relevant for students of philosophy with an interest in philosophical or literary therapy as something other than psychological therapy. I highly recommend this book."--Finn Janning "Metapsychology"
"Since his death a decade ago, a lot of smart writing on David Foster Wallace has appeared in print. This insightful new book is among the smartest. Ordinary Unhappiness is a luminous model of how philosophers and literary critics might together help us see ourselves and our situation more clearly."--Lee Konstantinou "University of Maryland, College Park"
"This is an original, fearless reading of Wallace that I wouldn't hesitate to recommend to my students. Even if they disagreed with it, it would get them thinking--and I bet they'd learn something, as I did. Baskin's readings are persuasive, bold, enterprising, and unafraid of disrupting conventional academic hermeneutics. We need books like this."--James Wood "Harvard University"
About the Author
Jon Baskin is the Associate Director of the Creative Publishing and Critical Journalism program at the New School for Social Research and a founding editor of The Point.Dimensions (Overall): 8.4 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .4 Inches (D)
Weight: .6 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Series Title: Square One: First-Order Questions in the Humanities
Sub-Genre: American
Genre: Literary Criticism
Number of Pages: 200
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Jon Baskin
Language: English
Street Date: August 6, 2019
TCIN: 93510409
UPC: 9781503609303
Item Number (DPCI): 247-29-7925
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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