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Yet Again

Yet Again

Paperback

Humor

Publisher Price: $16.99

ISBN10: 9368090432
ISBN13: 9789368090434
Publisher: Double 9 Booksllp
Published: Nov 1 2024
Pages: 150
Weight: 0.40
Height: 0.35 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Yet Again by Max Beerbohm is a collection of essays that blends sharp wit, humor, and insightful social commentary. Through these essays, Beerbohm examines the peculiarities and absurdities of modern life, often highlighting the contradictions and ironies that shape human behavior. In Seeing People Off, he reflects on the discomfort of goodbyes, while in A Club in Ruins, he explores the odd fascination with decaying buildings. In Ichabod, he humorously questions his own trivial concerns, like the removal of labels from his luggage. Other essays delve into societal observations, such as the surprising lack of eloquence in members of the British Parliament in The House of Commons Manner and the more compelling entertainment found in the courtroom than in the theatre in Dulcedo Judiciorum. Along with these, Beerbohm includes a section of imaginative essays inspired by famous works of art. With his signature irony and erudition, Yet Again offers a delightful exploration of human nature, social conventions, and the humorous contradictions of everyday life.

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