This article considers the aesthetic factors that can make extreme existential pessimism attractive to readers. In particular, it considers the relation of form to content in the works of Cioran, Beckett and Leopardi and the relation of this particular mode of expression to dominant cultural discourse.
The Pleasures of Pessimism, 2017-05-25.
The Pleasures of Pessimism
PARKS, TIMOTHY HAROLD
2017-05-25
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This article considers the aesthetic factors that can make extreme existential pessimism attractive to readers. In particular, it considers the relation of form to content in the works of Cioran, Beckett and Leopardi and the relation of this particular mode of expression to dominant cultural discourse.
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