Alone in America: The Stories That Matter

Alone in America: The Stories That Matter Ferguson Robert A. Wydawca: Harvard University Press Data wydania: 2013 ISBN: 9780674066762 Liczba stron: 296 Format: 191 x 127 Rodzaj oprawy: Hardback Opis produktu: With more people living alone today than at any time in U.S. history, Ferguson investigates loneliness in American fiction, from its mythological beginnings in Rip Van Winkle to the postmodern terrors of 9/11. At issue is the dark side of a trumpeted American individualism. Ferguson shows that we can learn, from our literature, how to live alone.