Boredom

the literary history of a state of mind

by Patricia Ann Meyer Spacks

1995 290 pages eng

As malady or inspiration, boredom looms large in our culture. Forever egging the writer on to new feats of interest, new forms of poetry, new, more engrossing ideas and creations, boredom both haunts and motivates the literary imagination. This book offers a witty literary explanation of why this sh…