The enigmatic and the ecological: American late enlightenment hermits and the pursuit of, in addition to happiness, permanence

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2018

Abstract

The ‘happiness’ following ‘the pursuit of ' included hermits. This essay examines the mix of stereotypes and values comprising the ideal of the recluse. The linking of secluded life with happy old age is viewed through the window of treatises on life extension. A coda addresses the persistence of the healthy geriatric hermit into the present.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Cultures of Solitude: Loneliness - Limitation - Liberation

First Page

61

Last Page

78

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