- Description
- 1 online resource (x, 244 p.)
- Uniform Title
- Euphorie perpétuelle. English (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Euphorie perpétuelle.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- pt. 1. Paradise is where I am. Life as a dream and a lie -- The golden age and after? -- The disciplines of beatitude -- pt. 2. The kingdom of lukewarm, or, The invention of banality. The bittersweet saga of dullness -- The extremists of routine -- Real life is not absent -- pt. 3. The bourgeoisie, or, The abjection of well-being. "The fat, prosperous elevation of the average, the mediocre" -- What is happiness for some is kitsch for others -- If money doesn't make you happy, give it back! -- pt. 4. Unhappiness outlawed? The crime of suffering -- Impossible wisdom -- Conclusion Madame Verdurin's croissant.
- LCCN
- 2009039254
- OCLC
- ssj0000425106
- Author
Bruckner, Pascal.
- Title
Perpetual euphoria [electronic resource] : on the duty to be happy / Pascal Bruckner ; translated by Steven Rendall.
- Imprint
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2010.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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