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Mortification: Writers' Stories of Their Public Shame
by Robertson, Robin
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Humiliation is not, of course, unique to writers. However, the world of letters does seem to offer a near-perfect micro-climate for embarrassment and shame. There is something about the conjunction of high-mindedness and low income that is inherently comic; something about the very idea of deeply private thoughts -- carefully worked and honed into art over the years -- being presented to a public audience of dubious strangers, that strays perilously close to tragedy. These seventy contributions prove it is possible to reverse Auden's dictum: that art is born out of humiliation.
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- Harper Perennial Brand
- Apr 5, 2005 Pub Date:
- 0060750928 ISBN-10:
- 9780060750923 ISBN-13:
- English Language
- 8 in * 0.65 in * 5.31 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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