Melancholic Joy: On Life Worth Living

by Brian Treanor

Book Overview

Today, we find ourselves surrounded by numerous reasons to despair, from loneliness, suffering and death at an individual level to societal alienation, oppression, sectarian conflict and war. No honest assessment of life can take place without facing up to these facts and it is not surprising that more and more people are beginning to suspect that the human story will end in tragedy.

However, this focus on despair does not paint a complete...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350177741
• ISBN13: 9781350177741
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"