Last Works

Lessons in Leaving

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Death & Dying, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Books & Reading, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy
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Author: Mark C. Taylor ISBN: 9780300231427
Publisher: Yale University Press Publication: January 9, 2018
Imprint: Yale University Press Language: English
Author: Mark C. Taylor
ISBN: 9780300231427
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication: January 9, 2018
Imprint: Yale University Press
Language: English

A powerful consideration of the lessons imparted in the final works of essential writers and philosophers

For many today, retirement and the leisure said to accompany it have become vestiges of a slower, long-lost time. In a world where the sense of identity is tied to work and careers, to stop working often is to become nobody. In this deeply perceptive and personal exploration of last works, Mark C. Taylor poignantly explores the final reflections of writers and thinkers from Kierkegaard to David Foster Wallace. How did they either face or avoid ending and leaving? What do their lessons in ending teach us about living in the time that remains for us?
 
Some leavings brought relief, even joy, while others brought pain and suffering. Whether the cause was infirmity, impending death, or simply exhaustion and ennui, the ways these influential voices fell silent offer poignant examples of people withdrawing from the world’s stage. Throughout this learned and moving book, Taylor probes how the art of living involves learning to leave gracefully.

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A powerful consideration of the lessons imparted in the final works of essential writers and philosophers

For many today, retirement and the leisure said to accompany it have become vestiges of a slower, long-lost time. In a world where the sense of identity is tied to work and careers, to stop working often is to become nobody. In this deeply perceptive and personal exploration of last works, Mark C. Taylor poignantly explores the final reflections of writers and thinkers from Kierkegaard to David Foster Wallace. How did they either face or avoid ending and leaving? What do their lessons in ending teach us about living in the time that remains for us?
 
Some leavings brought relief, even joy, while others brought pain and suffering. Whether the cause was infirmity, impending death, or simply exhaustion and ennui, the ways these influential voices fell silent offer poignant examples of people withdrawing from the world’s stage. Throughout this learned and moving book, Taylor probes how the art of living involves learning to leave gracefully.

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