The Demon of Noontide

The Demon of NoontideAuthor: Reinhard Clifford Kuhn ISBN: 9780691616902 Publisher: Princeton University Press Year first published: 30 May 2017 Pages: 416 Format: Paperback softback Kierkegaard claimed that the gods created man because they were bored, and Baudelaire predicted that the "delicate monster" of boredom would one day swallow up the whole world in an immense yawn. Between these two statements lies the undefined expanse of ennui, whose manifestations in European

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