Ambition : an essay on the burning desire to rise /
A stunning exploration of ambition that brings together literary, philosophical, psychological and sociological perspectives on this most human of passions. Drawing on a long and varied tradition of writing on this topic, from authors and thinkers that range from Hesiod to Kafka and from Shakespeare...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Bloomsbury Academic,
[2022].
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| Summary: | A stunning exploration of ambition that brings together literary, philosophical, psychological and sociological perspectives on this most human of passions. Drawing on a long and varied tradition of writing on this topic, from authors and thinkers that range from Hesiod to Kafka and from Shakespeare to Freud, and from a history that moves from ancient Greece and Rome via Italian Renaissance to modernity, Eckart Goebel explores our driving passion for recognition, an insatiable hunter in the mirror, and power. |
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| Physical Description: | 260 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781501383847 1501383841 9781501383830 1501383833 |