The Savage God: A Study Of Suicide by A. Alvarez

Using the untimely death of the poet and friend, Sylvia Plath, as a point of departure, Al Alvarez confronts the controversial and often taboo area of human behaviour: suicide. "The Savage God" explores the cultural attitudes, theories, truths and fallacies surrounding suicide and refracts them through the windows of philosophy, art and literature: following the black thread leading from Dante, through Donne, Chatterton and the Romantic Agony, to Dada and Pavese. Entwined within this sensitive study is the author's deeply personal account of his own unsuccessful suicide attempt, and together they form the most fascinating and compelling meditation on the "Savage God" at the heart of human existence. This 1974 Penguin Books Paperback is in good condition.

ISBN: 9780140037470 SKU: 1574873 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.

Location: Psychology