Consider your primary texts (novel, film, TV, short story) carefully and ask what pessimistic concept(s) they draw upon, and how an exploration of those concepts might enrich our understanding of the primary texts
Assignment Question Your essay must … 1) … reference at least two primary works, at least one of which should be a novel or a film; 2) … incorporate at least one relevant concept drawn from pessimistic philosophy (i.e., the works of writers like Dienstag, Ligotti, Hagen, Kirsch, Schopenhauer, Zapffe) in a way that enriches … Read more