{"product_id":"infantilisms-by-louis-armand-9781922571694","title":"Infantilisms","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInfantilisms\u003c\/i\u003e concerns the work of serious culture, which for the philosopher Charles Fourier (the presiding spirit here) is deathly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInfantilism\u003c\/i\u003e, by contrast, is the work of the passions (work as passion, which is true \u003ci\u003epoesis\u003c\/i\u003e): Fourier's 'little hordes.' Blake had a similar idea of 'infantile' joyousness in doing and making, in revolt against the Iron-Clad Laws.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInfantilisms\u003c\/i\u003e is a poetic refusal of all such Laws and their dour, sarcastic, humourless notaries. At its heart lie feelings of tenderness. A writer can only be a fool according to the exigencies of the epoch they're bequeathed, but only a child can write poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEverywhere the work of mourning has turned to so much schadenfreude: what good is Literature that can bring only flowers to its own funeral? Do not draw comfort from watching the little children play—join their wild dance!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383876272364,"sku":"9781922571694","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/14128063482872.jpg?v=1773384934","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/infantilisms-by-louis-armand-9781922571694","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}