The happy life : the search for contentment in the modern world
Malouf, David, 1934-2011
Book
In this book, David Malouf returns to one of the most fundamental questions and gives it a modern twist: what is it to live a good life? He returns to the wisdom of the classics, and explains how, thanks to Thomas Jefferson, happiness became a 'right'; in a dialogue on Rubens and Rembrandt he explores the sensual happiness of the flesh; he covers the difficulties of the modern world's obsession with consumption; and finally the consolation and sympathy provided by art and literature.
Main title:
The happy life : the search for contentment in the modern world / David Malouf.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Chatto & Windus, 2011.
Collation:
106 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
The character of a happy life -- `The pursuit of happiness' -- Unrest -- Happiness in the flesh -- The way we live now.
ISBN:
9780701187118
Dewey class:
158
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
141747
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Library at the Dock | -Health | HEALTH 158 MALO | On loan - Due: 25 Jul 2026 |