Ansgar Allen
Ansgar Allen is the author, most recently, of Cynicism (MIT Press) and the novella Wretch (Schism Press).
Articles by Ansgar Allen
A study in failure
Thomas Bernhard’s bleak novels force us to confront the futility of intellectual life.
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What can we learn from ancient cynicism?
Cynicism was a transgressive tradition. The life of Russian artist Pyotr Pavlensky shows us what a modern revival might look like.
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