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In these essays, Phillips examines literature, fairy tales, works of art, and case studies to reveal the paradoxes inherent in people's appetites and fears.
When might we know that enough is enough? Does the road of excess ever lead to the palace of wisdom? Should we be happy, or is there something better we can be? In this absorbing and provocative new book from one of Britain's most elegant and original prose stylists, psychoanaly…
Contains essays in which the author examines the contradictory aspects of a person's fears and desires, discussing examples from literature, fairy tales, works of art, and case studies.