num_pages: 416
description: This book examines the manifestations of ennui, the "deli- cate monster of boredom," in European literature. Reinhard Kuhn's aim is to define the demon of noontide, to learn how writers through the ages have treated it, and to discover what it indicates about the nature of the creative act.
language: English
title: The Demon of Noontide: Ennui in Western Literature
titlecomplete: The Demon of Noontide: Ennui in Western Literature (Princeton Legacy Library, 5087)
ratings_count: 10
publisher: Princeton University Press