Barclay, Katie
(ed.)
Chalus, Elaine
(ed.)
Simonton, Deborah
(ed.)
Editorial: Routledge
Colección: Routledge Histories
Número de páginas: 512 págs.
Fecha de edición: 28-02-2023
EAN: 9780367355081
ISBN: 978-0-367-35508-1
Precio (sin IVA): 254,07 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 264,23 €
Bringing together thirty scholars from various disciplines, including history, anthropology, philosophy, literature and art history, the volume considers how loneliness was represented in art and literature, conceptualised by philosophers and writers and described by people in their personal narratives. It considers loneliness as a feeling so often defined in contrast to sociability and affective connections, particularly attending to loneliness in relation to the family, household and community. Acknowledging that loneliness is a relatively novel term in English, the book explores its precedents in ideas about solitude, melancholy and nostalgia, as well as how it might be considered in cross-cultural perspectives.