Outrageous Fortune: Gloomy Reflections on Luck and Life

by William Ian Miller

In this book, William Ian Miller offers his reflections on the perverse consequences, indeed often the opposite of intended effects, of so-called 'good things'. Noted for his remarkable erudition, wit, and playful pessimism, Miller here ranges over topics from personal disasters to literary and national ones. Drawing on a truly immense store of knowledge encompassing literature, philosophy, theology, and history, he excavates the evidence of human...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197530680
• ISBN13: 9780197530689
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"