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The Savage God : a Study of Suicide by A. Alvarez is a self-help book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Savage God : a Study of Suicide about?
This Book Explores Suicide As It Has Never Been Described Before. It Is A Deep Compassionate Insight Into The Realm Of Self-destruction From A Personal, Literary, And Existential Point Of View. The Author Dispels The Preconception That Suicide Is Either A Terrifying Aberration Or Something To Be Ignored Altogether. He Documents And Explores Historically Man's Changing Attitudes Toward Suicide: From The Various Primitive Societies, The Greek And Roman Cultures, To The Development Of The Suicidal Martyrdom Of The Early Christian Church, The Later Concept Of Suicide As A Mortal Sin To Be Savagely Punished, And The Counterrevolutionary Attitude Of The Late Nineteenth Century Which Shifted The Responsibility Of Suicide From The Individual To Society. He Continues With A Discussion Of The Theories Which Have Been Developed About Suicide. From There, He Explores The Minds And Emotional States Of Dante, Cowper, Donne, Chatterton, And Others, Explaining The Death Trend In Their Works. He Sees Revealed In Literature The Voyage Of The Suicide In Past Centuries And Today. He Returns To A Personal View Of Suicide At The Close Of The Book As He Chronicles His Attempt On His Own Life. He Brings T
Who reads The Savage God : a Study of Suicide?
It is typically read by readers building habits, skills, productivity or wellbeing.
Common subject areas: self-improvement, productivity, wellness.
- Author
- A. Alvarez
- Publisher
- Random House, Incorporated
- Published
- 1972
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780394474519
- Category
- self-help
- Subjects
- Social Science, Literary Fiction, Social_sciences
- Rating
- 3.97 / 5 (720 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13