On Consolation - Finding Solace in Dark Times

As read on BBC Radio 4's 'Book of the Week', a deeply moving exploration of the literature of consolation, of how writers (and the painter David and the Composer Mahler) have responded to tragedy and loss, from The Psalms to Albert Camus and Primo Levi.

Info autore

Michael Ignatieff is a writer, historian and former politician. He has taught at Cambridge, Oxford, the University of Toronto and Harvard and is currently university professor at Central European University in Vienna. His books, which have been translated into twelve languages, include Blood and Belonging, Isaiah Berlin: a life, The Needs of Strangers, The Russian Album and The Ordinary Virtues.

Riassunto

As read on BBC Radio 4's 'Book of the Week', a deeply moving exploration of the literature of consolation, of how writers (and the painter David and the Composer Mahler) have responded to tragedy and loss, from The Psalms to Albert Camus and Primo Levi.

Prefazione

As read on BBC Radio 4's 'Book of the Week', a deeply moving exploration of the literature of consolation, of how writers (and the painter David and the Composer Mahler) have responded to tragedy and loss, from The Psalms to Albert Camus and Primo Levi.

Testo aggiuntivo

An inspiration for those in need of words to carry on with life.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Michael Ignatieff
• Editore: Picador Uk
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 18 anni
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 20.01.2022
• EAN: 9781529053777
• ISBN: 978-1-5290-5377-7
• Pagine: 304
• Dimensioni: 144 mm x 224 mm x 32 mm
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Salute; European History, SELF-HELP / Death, Grief, Bereavement, SELF-HELP / Meditations, HISTORY / Modern / General, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, Philosophy of Mind, coping with stress, Coping with death & bereavement, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -, Coping with loneliness / solitude, Coping with / advice about stress, Coping with / advice about loneliness / solitude