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1. Lost in a Bureaucratic World A Thematic Study of Boredom in David Foster Wallace's The Pale King
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : Abstract: In David Foster Wallace's novel The Pale King, two themes appear connected to each other. The first is that of boredom. READ MORE
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2. Pale King or Noonday Demon? Acedia, The Pale King, and David Foster Wallace's Moral Vision.
University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Litteratur - Kultur – Media; Lunds universitet/LitteraturvetenskapAbstract : This essay argues that acedia is a helpful concept in illuminating the fiction of the American author David Foster Wallace, particularly his unfinished novel The Pale King. Following a brief biographical sketch of Wallace, the essay explores the development of the term acedia—which means something along the lines of apathy, sloth, and listlessness—and the two types of acedia: personal acedia and the broader form of cultural acedia. READ MORE