Sökning: "Evagrius"

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  1. 1. Pale King or Noonday Demon? Acedia, The Pale King, and David Foster Wallace's Moral Vision.

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Litteratur - Kultur – Media; Lunds universitet/Litteraturvetenskap

    Författare :Jonathan Michael; [2012]
    Nyckelord :David Foster Wallace; Acedia; The Pale King; Infinite Jest; Evagrius; Sloth; Accidie; Languages and Literatures;

    Sammanfattning : This essay argues that acedia is a helpful concept in illuminating the fiction of the American author David Foster Wallace, particularly his unfinished novel The Pale King. Following a brief biographical sketch of Wallace, the essay explores the development of the term acedia—which means something along the lines of apathy, sloth, and listlessness—and the two types of acedia: personal acedia and the broader form of cultural acedia. LÄS MER