Regions of Sorrow: Anxiety and Messianism in Hannah Arendt and W. H. Auden

by Susannah Young-ah Gottlieb

Book Overview

W. H. Auden and Hannah Arendt belonged to a generation that experienced the catastrophic events of the mid-twentieth century, and they both sought to respond to the enormity of the novel phenomena they witnessed. Regions of Sorrow explores the remarkable affinity between their works. As incisive exponents and uncompromising proponents of the insuperable condition of plurality, Auden and Arendt give voice to an unexpected and inconspicuous...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804745102
• ISBN13: 9780804745109
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.4"