Republic of Noise

Diana Senechal holds a Ph.D. in Slavic languages and literatures from Yale; her translations of the Lithuanian poetry of Tomas Venclova have appeared in two books, Winter Dialogue and The Junction. A former New York City public school teacher, she has written for numerous education blogs and magazines.She is the 2011 winner of the Hiett Prize in the Humanities, awarded by the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture.

Acknowledgments Introduction: The Chatter of the Present Definitions of Solitude Distraction: The Flip Side of Engagement Antigone: Literature as "Thinking Apart" The Workshop Model in New York City The Folly of the "Big Idea" The Cult of Success Mass Personalization and the "Underground Man" The Need for Loneliness The Practice of Solitude Discernment and the Public Sphere Conclusion: Setting up Shop Bibliography About the Author Index