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Cheerfulness: A Literary and Cultural History

Timothy Hampton

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Description:Cheerfulness: A Literary and Cultural History tells a story about the cultural imagination of the West. Timothy Hampton shows how cheerfulness - a momentary uptick in emotional energy, a temporary lightening of spirit - functions as a theme in the work of major artists from Shakespeare to Louis Armstrong. The book studies both the philosophical construal of cheerfulness - as a theme in Protestant theology, and a category of modern aesthetics - as well as its role as a structuring element in stories and poems. Hampton moves lightly across the work of such crucial figures as Montaigne, Hume, Austen, Emerson, Dickens, and Nietzsche, to trace a new history of the emotional life of European and American culture. In a conclusion, on cheerfulness in pandemic days, Hampton stresses the importance of lightness of mind under the pressure of catastrophe. Hampton offers an original argument on a topic never before systematically studied, casting new light on the history of literature, on the intersections of culture and psychology, and on the history of emotions.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Cheerfulness: A Literary and Cultural History. To get started finding Cheerfulness: A Literary and Cultural History, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 272

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Zone Books

Release: 2022

ISBN: 1942130600

Description: Cheerfulness: A Literary and Cultural History tells a story about the cultural imagination of the West. Timothy Hampton shows how cheerfulness - a momentary uptick in emotional energy, a temporary lightening of spirit - functions as a theme in the work of major artists from Shakespeare to Louis Armstrong. The book studies both the philosophical construal of cheerfulness - as a theme in Protestant theology, and a category of modern aesthetics - as well as its role as a structuring element in stories and poems. Hampton moves lightly across the work of such crucial figures as Montaigne, Hume, Austen, Emerson, Dickens, and Nietzsche, to trace a new history of the emotional life of European and American culture. In a conclusion, on cheerfulness in pandemic days, Hampton stresses the importance of lightness of mind under the pressure of catastrophe. Hampton offers an original argument on a topic never before systematically studied, casting new light on the history of literature, on the intersections of culture and psychology, and on the history of emotions.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Cheerfulness: A Literary and Cultural History. To get started finding Cheerfulness: A Literary and Cultural History, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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