Great literature is more often praised for compelling depictions of conflict and tragedy than for moving portrayals of happiness and well-being. This collection of verse brings together poems of felicity, capturing what it means to be well in the fullest sense. Presented in 14 thematic sections, these works offer inspiring readings on wisdom, self-love, ecstasy, growth, righteousness, love and lust, inspiration, oneness with nature, hope, irreverence, awe, the delights of the senses, gratitude and compassion, relation to the sacred, justice, and unity. At times elegant, at others blunt, these poems reflect on what it means to live a rich, fulfilling life.
Great literature is more often praised for compelling depictions of conflict and tragedy than for moving portrayals of happiness and well-being. This collection of verse brings together poems of felicity, capturing what it means to be well in the fullest sense. Presented in 14 thematic sections, these works offer inspiring readings on wisdom, self-love, ecstasy, growth, righteousness, love and lust, inspiration, oneness with nature, hope, irreverence, awe, the delights of the senses, gratitude and compassion, relation to the sacred, justice, and unity. At times elegant, at others blunt, these poems reflect on what it means to live a rich, fulfilling life.
D. J. Moores is an associate professor of
literature at National University in San Diego, California, USA. He
is the author of numerous books examining the intersections of
literature, psychology, and religion.
James O. Pawelski is a senior scholar at the
University of Pennsylvania, USA serving as founding director of the
Master of Applied Positive Psychology program and founding
executive director of the International Positive Psychology
Association.
Adam Potkay is the William R. Kenan Professor of
Humanities at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg,
Virginia, USA. He has written many books and articles on literature
and human flourishing.
Emma Mason is a professor of English and
comparative literary studies at the University of Warwick in
Coventry, England. She has authored and edited numerous books.
Susan J. Wolfson is a professor of English at
Princeton University, USA and former president of the Association
of Literary Scholars and Critics. She has edited numerous books on
the study of poetry. She lives in Princeton, New Jersey.
James Engel is Gurney Professor of English and
Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University, USA and
former President of The Association of Literary Scholars and
Critics. A scholar of Romanticism and 18th-century studies, he has
authored and edited numerous books.
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