The Resource The Gospel according to David Foster Wallace : boredom and addiction in an age of distraction, Adam S. Miller
The Gospel according to David Foster Wallace : boredom and addiction in an age of distraction, Adam S. Miller
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The item The Gospel according to David Foster Wallace : boredom and addiction in an age of distraction, Adam S. Miller represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.
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- Summary
- "The Gospel According to David Foster Wallace is the first book to explore key religious themes -- from boredom to addiction, and distraction -- in the work of one of America's most celebrated contemporary novelists. In a series of short, topic-focussed chapters, the book joins a selection of key scenes from Wallace's novels Infinite Jest and The Pale King with clear explanations of how they contribute to his overall account of what it means to be a human being in the 21st century. Adam Miller explores how Wallace's work masterfully investigates the nature of first-world boredom and shows, in the process, how easy it is to get addicted to distraction (chemical, electronic, or otherwise). Implicitly critiquing, excising, and repurposing elements of AA's Twelve Step program, Wallace suggests that the practice of prayer (regardless of belief in God), the patient application of attention to things that seem ordinary and boring, and the internalization of clichš may be the antidote to much of what ails us in the 21st century."--Bloomsbury Publishing
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Contents
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- Abbreviations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments. Books
- Heads
- Maps
- Taxes
- Contortions
- Addiction
- Desire
- Despair
- Distraction
- Watching
- Assassins
- Irony
- Masks
- Beauty
- Time
- Deskwork
- Sewage
- Size
- Silence
- Immersion
- Indifference
- Boredom
- Awareness
- Heroes
- Revelations
- Abiding
- Bodies
- Prayer
- Clichés
- Epiphany. Afterword
- Permissions
- Bibliography
- Index
- Isbn
- 9781474237000
- Label
- The Gospel according to David Foster Wallace : boredom and addiction in an age of distraction
- Title
- The Gospel according to David Foster Wallace
- Title remainder
- boredom and addiction in an age of distraction
- Statement of responsibility
- Adam S. Miller
- Subject
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- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | General
- Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
- Literary studies: from c 1900
- Religion
- Religion in literature
- Religion in literature
- Wallace, David Foster
- Wallace, David Foster -- Criticism and interpretation
- Wallace, David Foster -- Religion
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Electronic books
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The Gospel According to David Foster Wallace is the first book to explore key religious themes -- from boredom to addiction, and distraction -- in the work of one of America's most celebrated contemporary novelists. In a series of short, topic-focussed chapters, the book joins a selection of key scenes from Wallace's novels Infinite Jest and The Pale King with clear explanations of how they contribute to his overall account of what it means to be a human being in the 21st century. Adam Miller explores how Wallace's work masterfully investigates the nature of first-world boredom and shows, in the process, how easy it is to get addicted to distraction (chemical, electronic, or otherwise). Implicitly critiquing, excising, and repurposing elements of AA's Twelve Step program, Wallace suggests that the practice of prayer (regardless of belief in God), the patient application of attention to things that seem ordinary and boring, and the internalization of clichš may be the antidote to much of what ails us in the 21st century."--Bloomsbury Publishing
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Miller, Adam S
- Dewey number
- 813/.54
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PS3573.A425635
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- New directions in religion and literature
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Wallace, David Foster
- Wallace, David Foster
- Religion in literature
- Wallace, David Foster
- Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
- Literary studies: from c 1900
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- Religion
- Religion in literature
- Label
- The Gospel according to David Foster Wallace : boredom and addiction in an age of distraction, Adam S. Miller
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
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- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
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- rdacontent
- Contents
- Abbreviations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments. Books -- Heads -- Maps -- Taxes -- Contortions -- Addiction -- Desire -- Despair -- Distraction -- Watching -- Assassins -- Irony -- Masks -- Beauty -- Time -- Deskwork -- Sewage -- Size -- Silence -- Immersion -- Indifference -- Boredom -- Awareness -- Heroes -- Revelations -- Abiding -- Bodies -- Prayer -- Clichés -- Epiphany. Afterword -- Permissions -- Bibliography -- Index
- Control code
- 927168918
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781474237000
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 9781474236997
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)927168918
- Label
- The Gospel according to David Foster Wallace : boredom and addiction in an age of distraction, Adam S. Miller
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Abbreviations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments. Books -- Heads -- Maps -- Taxes -- Contortions -- Addiction -- Desire -- Despair -- Distraction -- Watching -- Assassins -- Irony -- Masks -- Beauty -- Time -- Deskwork -- Sewage -- Size -- Silence -- Immersion -- Indifference -- Boredom -- Awareness -- Heroes -- Revelations -- Abiding -- Bodies -- Prayer -- Clichés -- Epiphany. Afterword -- Permissions -- Bibliography -- Index
- Control code
- 927168918
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781474237000
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 9781474236997
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)927168918
Subject
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | General
- Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
- Literary studies: from c 1900
- Religion
- Religion in literature
- Religion in literature
- Wallace, David Foster
- Wallace, David Foster -- Criticism and interpretation
- Wallace, David Foster -- Religion
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Electronic books
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