The Art, Literature and Music of Solitude

by Julian Stern

This book presents a thematic analysis of various aspects of solitude, silence and loneliness, from the ancient world to the present day, explored thematically with consideration to the links between aloneness to other social and political issues. The themes include exile (expulsion from a community), ecstasy (getting 'out of oneself') and enstasy (being comfortable within oneself), to the Romantic idea of the artist as solitary. There...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350348015
• ISBN13: 9781350348011
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"