On the Way to the Blue Mountains
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On the Way to the Blue Mountains by Sheila K Mccullagh
As the literary historian moves from Clarissa through La Nou- velle Heloise to Werther, he sees concepts which had hitherto been accepted as constants within the matrix of human values being put into question. The very idea of man's ability to know the truth emerges as an assumption based upon acquired knowledge rather than actual fact. The individual's struggle with what by societal con- ventions has been established as natural erodes his self confidence and even his individuality is identified as role playing. The attempt at self-definition leads the tormented individual to rely upon a transcendent principle which seems to provide security but which actually arises out of scepticism and sexual guilt. Suicide, the act of incorporating death into the concept of personal identity, constitutes the most extreme form of this struggle.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780721409405 |
| ISBN 10 | 0721409407 |
| Title | On the Way to the Blue Mountains |
| Author | Sheila K Mccullagh |
| Series | Puddle Lane Reading Programme |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Year published | 1986-01-30 |
| Number of pages | 52 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |