{"product_id":"mortification-writers-stories-of-their-public-shame-paperback-1","title":"Mortification: Writers' Stories of Their Public Shame - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobin Robertson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHumiliation is not, of course, unique to writers. However, the world of letters does seem to offer a near-perfect micro-climate for embarrassment and shame. There is something about the conjunction of high-mindedness and low income that is inherently comic; something about the very idea of deeply private thoughts -- carefully worked and honed into art over the years -- being presented to a public audience of dubious strangers, that strays perilously close to tragedy. These seventy contributions prove it is possible to reverse Auden's dictum: that art is born out of humiliation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.04 x 6.66 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 05, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42136018321543,"sku":"9780060750923","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/339ea0937419f77616b0bb8bbc1e2f7d_6686dd96-d813-44a8-aed1-413a1e9c48fa.webp?v=1732653545","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/mortification-writers-stories-of-their-public-shame-paperback-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}