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050 0 0 _aBF575.E65
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100 1 _aWatt Smith, Tiffany,
245 1 0 _aSchadenfreude :
_bthe joy of another's misfortune /
_cTiffany Watt Smith.
250 _aFirst North American edition.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bLittle, Brown Spark,
_c2018.
264 4 _c�2018
300 _a157 pages ;
_c19 cm
336 _atext
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337 _aunmediated
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_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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500 _aOriginally published in Great Britain by Profile Books, 2018.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 147-154) and index.
520 _aWe all know the pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune. The Germans named this furtive delight in another's failure schadenfreude (from schaden damage, and freude, joy), and it has perplexed philosophers and psychologists for centuries. Why can it be so satisfying to witness another's distress? And what, if anything, should we do about it? Schadenfreude illuminates this hidden emotion, inviting readers to reflect on its pleasures, and how we use other people's miseries to feel better about ourselves. Written in an exploratory, evocative form, it weaves examples from literature, philosophy, film, and music together with personal observation and historical and cultural analysis. And in today's world of polarized politics, twitter trolls and "sidebars of shame," it couldn't be timelier. Engaging, insightful, and entertaining, Schadenfreude makes the case for thinking afresh about the role this much-maligned emotion plays in our lives -- perhaps even embracing it.
650 0 _aEnvy.
650 0 _aPleasure.
650 0 _aHumiliation.
650 0 _aEmbarrassment.
650 7 _aEmbarrassment.
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650 7 _aEnvy.
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650 7 _aHumiliation.
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650 7 _aPleasure.
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