a marriage, monks, and a writer's life Norris, Kathleen 1947- creator text bibliography biography Print books. nyu New York Riverhead Books 2010 2008 monographic eng

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329 pages 24 cm. Discusses the ancient concept of "soul weariness" and explores the phenomenon's relevance in modern culture, meditating on the ways in which depression-like acedia influenced the author's experiences as a writer, a family member, and a patient Somewhere -- Tedium -- From eight bad thoughts to seven sins -- Psyche, soul, and muse -- Up and down -- Give me a word -- Acedia's progress -- Acedia's decline -- A silent despair -- The quotidian mysteries -- The "noon" of midlife -- Day by day -- And to the end arriving -- A widow's uneasy afterword -- Acedia: a commonplace book. Kathleen Norris. Includes bibliographical references (p. [332]-334). Norris, Kathleen 1947- Acedia Melancholy Religious aspects Christianity Sadness Religious aspects Christianity Apathy Religious aspects Christianity Monastic and religious life BT732.4 .N67 2010 9781594484384 2008010150 DLC 080306 20260122103411.0 15207965 AU