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Joy is an experience of reunion or fulfilment, of desire at least temporarily laid to rest, of a good thing that comes to pass or seems sure to happen soon. In this wide-ranging and highly original book Adam Potkay explores the concept of joy, distinguishing it from related concepts such as happiness and ecstasy. He goes on to trace the literary and intellectual history of joy in the Western tradition, from Aristotle, the Bible and Provencal troubadours through contemporary culture, centring on

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Author

Potkay, Adam, 1961-

Publisher

Cambridge, UK ; New York: Cambridge University Press

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9780521178419

Category

literary studies

Subjects

Psychology, Literary Fiction, Literary Criticism

Updated

2026-03-25