The Savage God

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Informação do Produto

ISBN9780747559054
AutoresAl Alvarez
EditoraBloomsbury Publishing PLC
FormatoCapa mole
Número de páginas320
Peso (kg)0,350
Data de Publicação04/11/2002
Preço (iva excl.)€ 21,60
Imposto€ 1,30
Preço (iva inc.)€ 22,90
Disponibilidade3 unidades em armazém externo

Descrição do Produto

Using the untimely death of the poet and friend, Sylvia Plath, as a point of departure, Al Alvarez confronts the controversial and often taboo area of human behaviour: suicide. "The Savage God" explores the cultural attitudes, theories, truths and fallacies surrounding suicide and refracts them through the windows of philosophy, art and literature: following the black thread leading from Dante, through Donne, Chatterton and the Romantic Agony, to Dada and Pavese. Entwined within this sensitive study is the author's deeply personal account of his own unsuccessful suicide attempt, and together they form the most fascinating and compelling meditation on the "Savage God" at the heart of human existence.