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The Angel of Luxury and Sadness
The Angel of Luxury and Sadness is an indepth study of the 'new alienation'. The author labels this phenomenon 'normative ennui' and traces its rise to cultural power over the last two centuries.
570 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2001
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Ian Irvine
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Ian Irvine (Hobson) is an Australian fiction writer, poet/lyricist, nonfiction writer and editor living in central Victoria. His work has been extensively published online and in print since the late 1990s. He also teaches writing and editing at Bendigo Kangan Institute and is co-founder of the Zoetics Institute - an organisation promoting the role of 'fundamental creativity' in the lives of individuals, and in society generally. He has also taught Medieval History and Sociology at La Trobe University (Australia) and Novel Writing and Myths and Legends for Writers at Victoria University (Melbourne).
See also: Ian Hobson
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Please see: Ian Irvine
Ian Irvine (Hobson) is an Australian fiction writer, poet/lyricist, nonfiction writer and editor living in central Victoria. His work has been extensively published online and in print since the late 1990s. He also teaches writing and editing at Bendigo Kangan Institute and is co-founder of the Zoetics Institute - an organisation promoting the role of 'fundamental creativity' in the lives of individuals, and in society generally. He has also taught Medieval History and Sociology at La Trobe University (Australia) and Novel Writing and Myths and Legends for Writers at Victoria University (Melbourne).
See also: Ian Hobson
source: Amazon
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