Literature and consolation : fictions of comfort /

By focusing on a number of significant moments in the interlocking histories of the book's two central concepts, literature and consolation, this study makes readers aware of the premises that underlie the assumption that literary writings can bring comfort. What is it in literary texts that pr...

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Main Author:	Pieters, Jürgen (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Literature and society. Reading, Psychology of. Consolation in literature.